CLIFTON, Rupert Edward
| Service Number: | 4615 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Light Horse Reinforcements |
| Born: | 27 September 1898, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, 15 October 1920, aged 22 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Buraja Pictorial Roll of Honour, Lowesdale Public School WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 4615, Light Horse Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Apr 1918: | Embarked Private, 4615, Light Horse Reinforcements, SS Port Darwin, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Trooper Rupert Edward Clifton was born on 27 September 1898 and was the eldest son of Arthur William and Emily Clifton of Lowesdale, NSW. Clifton enlisted on 12 December 1917 when he was nineteen years old and subsequently sailed for Suez on the HMAT Port Darwin. Upon his arrival in September 1918, Clifton was taken on strength as part of the 8th Light Horse Regiment. Trooper Clifton served with the 8th Light Horse Regiment in the Middle East. However, Clifton was frequently hospitalised for various ailments, including mumps and malaria, before he returned to Australia on 3 July 1919. Clifton was officially discharged on 14 December 1919.
After the war Clifton lived in South Melbourne and found employment with the North Melbourne Railway yards. When Clifton was 22 years old fell 25 ft. to his death whilst at the railway yards on 5 October 1920. The death was ruled accidental and was reported in an article published in 'The Argus' on 15 October 1920. His family placed an obituary in the same paper on 7 October 1920 where he is described as a 'beloved eldest son' and 'loved brother.'
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