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William Arthur CLIFTON

Regimental number4391
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolRedfern Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Address229 Old South Head Road, Waverley, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25.5
Height5' 3"
Weight118 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M E Clifton, 229 Old South Head Road, Waverley, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 May 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26.11
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialH.A.C. Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 10), Ecoust-St-Mein, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
85
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Selina CLIFTON, husband of Minnie E. Sutherland (formerly CLIFTON), 1 Grosvenor Street, Woollahra, New South Wales. Born at Sydney
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4773 Pte Wenford John CLIFTON, 55th Bn, killed in action, 2 April 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CLIFTON William Arthur
Red Cross File No 0751003G

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