PERRY, Clifton Richmond Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 378, 62452 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915, German Concentration Camp Guard, Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 11 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted Other Commonwealth Forces, Private, 378, German Concentration Camp Guard, Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 29 Aug 1919: | Discharged Other Commonwealth Forces, 378, Corporal (A/Sgt) German Concentration Camp (GCC) Guard, Holsworthy NSW |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 62452 | |
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| 23 Oct 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 62452 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS
Clifton Richmond Joseph PERRY was one of 8 children born to Samuel John and Lucy PERRY, in Parramatta, NSW.
Clifton married Olive M WOODARD in 1921 in Sydney.
Clifton served for 4 years as a guard at the German Concentration Camp (GCC) at Holsworthy during WW1, achieving the rank of Corporal (Acting Sergeant) at the time of his discharge. In February 1942, he put his age down after initially being rejected, to join the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), where his mustering was "Messman" (kitchen assistant).
Compiled by Karan Campbell-Davis from records held by the National Archives of Australia, and NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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