CLEMENTS Jack Gurney, MID

1920 - 1942  (22 years)

• Name	CLEMENTS Jack Gurney
  Suffix	MID
  Born	13 May 1920	Clifton Hill VIC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 7 Apr 1941 and 28 Nov 1942	Australia and New Guinea   [2]
  	Served during WWII as No. VX52850, Lieut., 2/14 Battalion, Australian Infantry, 2nd. AIF.
  Buried	Nov 1942	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Port Moresby PNG   [3]
  	Grave/Memorial Location: C5. F. 16.
  Military Award	28 Nov 1942
  	Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
  	Age: 22y
  _UID	0CE9FFF01C3548168F5B9379956131D28225
  Died	28 Nov 1942	Gona PNG   [4]
  	Age: 22y
  	Cause: Died on active service as a result of wounds while serving in PNG.
  	His father having served in the 14th. Battalion (Jacka's Mob), AIF in WWI and won a Military Medal for conspicuous bravery in FRA.
  Person ID	I4200	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	CLEMENTS Harold Charles, MM,   b. 10 Jun 1893, Pakenham VIC ,   d. 9 Jan 1952, Kew VIC  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	GARBUTT Louisa,   b. Abt 1887, Prahran VIC ,   d. Jun 1970, Reservoir VIC  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1916	St. James' Old Cathedral, Melbourne VIC   [5]
  	Married by Rev. C. Desailly.
  Family ID	F1349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones		Headstone of No. VX52850, Lieutenant Jack Gurney CLEMENTS, MID, (1920-1942), 2/14 Battalion, Australian Infantry, 2nd. AIF, killed in action at Gona, PNG.
  		General view of the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Port Moresby PNG. The burial place of VX52850, Lieutenant, Jack Gurney CLEMENTS (1920-1942), 2/14 Battalion, Australian Infantry, 2nd. AIF.

  
  

• Sources

  [S788] ZZ Place Record: Clifton Hill VIC, Place Rec Id [P291]. [S1606] ZZ Place Record: Australia and New Guinea, Place Rec Id [P1285]. [S2726] ZZ Place Record: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Port Moresby PNG, Place Rec Id [P2776]. [S2209] ZZ Place Record: Gona PNG, Place Rec Id [P2058]. [S739] ZZ Place Record: St. James' Old Cathedral, Melbourne VIC, Place Rec Id [P241].