| Regimental number | 7508 |
| Place of birth | Newcastle New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Linesman, P.M.G. Department |
| Address | Lambton Road, New Lambton, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 37 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Hinton, Lambton Road, New Lambton, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 1, Reinforcement 16 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/11/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For courage and devotion to duty. On night of 25th/26th September, 1917, when the buried cable from WESTHOEK to the front line was damaged by shell fire beyond immediate repair, Corporal CLIFFORD and Lance Corporal HINTON went out with a barrow party to lay two pairs of surface lines to the Cable Head for the attack. During their progress from WESTHOEK to ALBERT REDOUBT, with a party of five, two of the men collapsed from exhaustion and one was wounded, But Corporals CLIFFORD and HINTON, with dogged determination, went o alone and completed the work. On reaching Cable Head, it was found that the cables had been cut in several places behind them, but they returned and repaired the damage in time to have communication through by Zero hour, and with intermittent short periods they maintained it during the day, thus securing communication between Brigade Headquarters and Brigade Forward Station during the attack on 26th September, 1917.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
