Soldier profiles
Name : WHITE, CLEMENT NICHOLAS
Service Number : VX15222
Date of Birth : 11/03/1909
Place of Birth : FLEMINGTON, VIC
Known as : CLEM
Occupation on Enlistment : T & G INSURANCE AGENCY
Date of Enlistment : 16/05/1940
Locality on Enlistment : FLEMINGTON, VIC
Place of Enlistment : CAULFIELD, VIC
Next of Kin : WHITE, GRACE
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : SERGEANT
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/2 PIONEER BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) : B COMPANY (SYRIA)
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) :
Theatres of War : SYRIA, JAVA
Actions : FORT MERDJAYOUN (SYRIA), LLEWILIANG (JAVA)
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 19/11/1945
Date Died : 18/10/1975
Age at Death : 66
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : SPRINGVALE BOTANICAL CEMETERY, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. WALL AG NICHE 27.
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : JAVA
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : NO
P.O.W. Camps (details) : JAVA
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : JAVA
Honours and Gallantry : Military Medal for bravery & devotion at Leuwilliang between 03/03/1942 to 04/03/1942 presented at Parliament House, Melbourne, Victoria on 16/03/1949. London Gazette 06/03/1947, page 1090, position 41. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 06/03/1947, page 747, position 56
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : Australian War Memorial B-JAVA-0092 Missing & POW Circular, Australian War Memorial Awards Circular
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 6220142 [NOT EXAMINED]), WW2 Nominal Roll, Australian War Memorial, L_BOROMEO_10.jpg
Background : Husband of Grace (who died while Clem was overseas). Remarried 1947 to Irene Simpson (daughter of V502408 Arthur Simpson [2/2 Pioneer]). Mate of VX15762 Benny Masterman-Smith.
