AVERY, Clifford Roy
| Service Number: | VX57224 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1941, Royal Park, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Antwerp, Vic., 6 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Dimboola, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dimboola Memorial Secondary College |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 29 October 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery XXII B 19 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dimboola Memorial Secondary College Roll of Honor WW2, Gerang & District Honour Roll WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX57224 | |
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| 4 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX57224, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion, Royal Park, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Victor John and Ethel May Avery, of Dimboola, Victoria, Australia.
WE WHO LOVED CLIFF CAN NEVER FORGET. FOR EVER I'LL REMEMBER. DOT
Private Avery enlisted in June 1941, and saw active service with the 2/23rd Battalion in the Middle East, whre he met his death on the 29th of October, 1942, at the critical but decisive battle of El Alamein. Though his life was short, it was marked by distinctions and achievements, especially in his school career, which stamp him as a splendid type of young Australian. In 1936 he was dux of his School and Captain of Wimmera House. In 1937, the School conferred on him the honour of the Head Prefectship. At the time of his enlistment, he was in the emply of Williams Motors, Nhill. The School and Ex-students tender to his parents their sympathy for the loss of so fine a lad.
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