| Regimental number | 775 |
| Place of birth | Pentle, Western Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | R C Clifton, Lands Department, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Cecil Clifton, Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 28th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, |
| 30 Officers and 982 Other Ranks embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915; 12 others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty-Six' on 12 July 1916. From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish the latter 12. | |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
Enlisted 13 April 1915 (no. 4855); taken on strength 4 June 1915; transferred to 2nd Division Signal Company 12 August 1915; Cpl 21 July 1916; attached to RFC Cadet Battalion, Oxford, 26 January 1917; commissioned as a 2Lt, 17 March 1917, in RFC and discharged from AIF; graduated as a flying officer 3 June 1917; to No. 31 Reserve Squadron RFC, 17 March 1917; No. 53 Reserve Squadron, 1 May 1917; No. 63 Training Squadron 3 June 1917; No. 2 Aircraft Depot, France, 17 July 1917; admitted to hospital (accident) and died of wounds 22 July 1917. |
| Fate | Discharged |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 21 |