Soldier profiles
Name : NASON, CLIVE HENRY TAAFFE
Service Number : VX16136
Date of Birth : 18/10/1905
Place of Birth : WANGARATTA, VIC
Known as : CLIVE
Occupation on Enlistment :
Date of Enlistment : 21/05/1940
Locality on Enlistment : WANGARATTA, VIC
Place of Enlistment : CAULFIELD, VIC
Next of Kin : NASON, J
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : CAPTAIN
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/2 PIONEER BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) : D COMPANY (SYRIA), D COMPANY (AUSTRALIA)
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) :
Theatres of War : SYRIA, JAVA
Actions : BALATE RIDGE (SYRIA), TJILILITAN (JAVA), TJAMPEA (JAVA), LLEWILIANG (JAVA)
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 09/01/1946
Date Died : N/A
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
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) : 55 KILO (BURMA), THAILAND
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : THAILAND
Honours and Gallantry : Member of the Order of the British Empire for meritorious service & devotion to duty in Java presented by registered post on 06/10/1948. London Gazette 06/03/1947, page 1087, position 55. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 06/03/1947, page 747, position 42. Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry & devotion Damour 09/07/1941 presented by registered post on 03/10/1947. London Gazette 12/02/1942, page 704, position 4
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : Australian War Memorial B-JAVA-0065 Missing & POW Circular, Australian War Memorial Awards Circular, Australian War Memorial Awards Circular
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 6203590 [NOT EXAMINED]), WW2 Nominal Roll, Australian War Memorial, AWM_030390/11.jpg, AWM_030390/13.jpg, Past article (size 233kB), Past article (size 893kB), Past article (size 214kB), Past article (size 216kB), Past article (size 637kB), Past article (size 127kB), L_BOROMEO_4.jpg, L_BOROMEO_5.jpg
Background : Sent to 55 Kilo Camp to help with administration and work of hospital.
