CLIFT, Harold Henry
| Service Number: | 4480 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1915, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | West Wyalong, Bland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wyalong Soldiers Memorial Hall |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 3 Feb 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4480, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' |
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| 3 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4480, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney | |
| 11 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4480, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4480 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-11 |
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"...4480 Corporal Harold Henry Clift, 4th Battalion from West Wyalong, NSW. An 18 year old shop assistant with previous service in the 44th Militia Battalion prior to enlisting in the AIF on 18 October 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 14th Reinforcements from Sydney on 3 February 1916 aboard HMAT Wandilla (A52). Following further training in Egypt, he joined the 4th Battalion in Belgium where he was killed in action near Ypres on 11 September 1916. Cpl Clift is buried in the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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