Clifford BOTTOMLEY

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BOTTOMLEY, Clifford

Service Number:	1721
Enlisted:	11 January 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Albert Park State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 June 1984, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
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World War 1 Service

11 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1721, Melbourne, Victoria
13 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
26 May 1915:	Wounded Private, 1721, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (right leg)
13 May 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1721, 6th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Clifford Bottomley was one of three brothers who all served in the 6th Battalion AIF. Two were killed in action and Clifford was returned to Australia from Gallipoli with a severe gunshot wound to the leg. They were the sons of James Rutherford and Louisa Bottomley of St. Kilda, Victoria.

Clifford was a plumber before enlisting, and was also a well-known amateur cyclist, having won numerous events.

Cliff enlisted early in 1915, and his brother Harry joined him on the embarkation in April 1915. They arrived on Gallipoli three weeks after their brother, 902 Pte. Oswald George Bottomley 6th Battalion AIF, had been killed in action at Krithia on 8 May 1915, aged 29.

Cliff only survived for three days before he was shot in the leg and evacuated. His wounds were so severe he was returned to Australia within two months.

His brother, 1885 Pte. Harry Bottomley 58th Battalion AIF, was killed in action near Flers on 12 December 1916, aged 21. His remains were found during 1954 and reinterred in a military cemetery.

For many years Clifford posted memorial notices in the newspapers to his two brothers. He married and raised a family and lived to the ripe old age of 91. Whether he knew of the discovery of Harry’s remains in 1954 is unknown.

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