Regimental number | 487 |
Place of birth | Queen Street, East Brunswick, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Boolarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, William Benjamin Spargo, Hoods via Boolarra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Squadron |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Clifton James enlisted in September 1914 and served on Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and Syria. With the exception of two short illnesses he served right through the campaign, contracting Malaria after |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Damascus, Syria |
Age at death | 26.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 57), Syria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Eliza SPARGO, Hood's Boolarra, Victoria |