Cyril CLULEE

Regimental number2/857
Date of birth20 March 1894
Place of birthBirmingham, England
ReligionChurch of England
AddressValley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 9"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMiss I Trotter, Chandlersford, Hampshire, England
Previous military serviceServed in No 6 Garrison Artillery for 6 months; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date26 October 1914
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 December 1914
No 1 Field Artillery Brigade left New Zealand on board 'Willochra'; No 4 Howitzer Battery on board 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 16 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 22), Wulvergem, Belgium
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Egypt for Gallipoli, 12 April 1915.

Marched into NZ Field Artillery Details from Gallipoli, 22 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Embarked for France, 6 April 1916.

Appointed Acting Bombardier, 10 June 1916; promoted Bombardier, 27 July 1916.

Wounded in action, 14 September 1916 (slight); remained at duty.

Appointed Temporary Corporal, 24 January 1917; reverted to ranks at own request, 11 April 1917.

Killed in action, 16 June 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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