46th Infantry Battalion
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Eric Ernest Clutterbuck (SN 3720) born in Geelong, was a 20 year old surveyor when he enlisted at Ballarat on September 7th 1915. He embarked aboard the Ceramic on November 23rd and he reached France in June 1916 to serve predominantly with the 46th Infantry Battalion. He suffered wounds to his back and arm in August 1916 but thereafter he avoided serious wounds or illness. He returned to Australia aboard the Warwickshire, disembarked at Melbourne on May 28th 1919 and was discharged on October 11th ‘medically unfit, rheumatism’.
His brothers Arthur and Wolfrey also served in the AIF and are honoured with trees in the Avenue.
