Regimental number | 7213 |
Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
School | Footscray State School no. 253, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stone mason |
Address | Footscray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L E Clifton, 317 Barkly Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Previous military service | Engineers Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 7213B |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Tincourt, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 20), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Elizabeth Sarah CLIFTON, Tunstall, Victoria. Born at Footscray, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2595 Pte Ernest John CLIFTON, Australian Flying Corps, returned to Australia, 6 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |