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Date of death
Auxiliary Units role
Scout Section
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In August 1944, the 2nd Herts were broken up and posted as replacements to other infantry units in Normandy. Lieutenant Cleare died on the 26 Sep 1944 near Eindhoven, aged 34, while attached to 1/7th Queens. This was during fighting to relieve the paratroopers and glider pilots trapped in the Arnhem Bridgehead, including men who had formerly served with several Auxiliary Units Scout sections. He is buried in the Uden War Cemetery.