BIGELOW, Clifford Miner
| Service Number: | 1622 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Swan Hill, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Richmond |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Acute Bronchitis, Australian General Hospital, Rouen, France, 18 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block O, Plots III, Row J, Grave 10, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1622, 59th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1622, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1622, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 18 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1622, 59th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Clifford Miner BIGELOW was born in Newcastle, New South Wales in 1878 although he stated in his war record that he was born in New Zealand
His parents were James Amasa BIGELOW and Agnes Elizabeth FRENCH who married in New Zealand in 1876 & had children in New Zealand & New South Wales
Clifford married Elsie Vivian DUNK in Victoria in 1901 and had two children, Eva Vivian & Leslie Clifford - on this occasion he stated he was born in Albury, NSW
He enlisted in Melbourne on 3rd February, 1916 and embarked with the 59th Infantry Battalion, 2nd reinforcements on the ship HMAT Port Lincoln on 4th May, 1916
He died of acute bronchitis on 18th December, 1916 at the Australian General Hospital in Rouen, France and is buried in the St Sever Cemetery Extension
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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