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James Ernest CLIFTON

Regimental number3065
Place of birthHoughton, South Australia
SchoolPublic School, South Australia
ReligionCongregational
OccupationLabourer
AddressInglewood, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Clifton, Inglewood, South Australia
Enlistment date6 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death26
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 28), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
107
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Elizabeth CLIFTON, Inglewood, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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