Clifton SHEPHARD

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Service Number:	174
Enlisted:	4 December 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, November 1896
Home Town:	Dorrigo, Bellingen, New South Wales
Schooling:	Dorrigo Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, Messines, 9 June 1917
Cemetery:	Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert Wood Belgium Row A, Grave 27 - Cemetery at Warneton, Belgium, Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dorrigo RSL Honor Roll, Dorrigo War Memorial

4 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 174, 33rd Infantry Battalion
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 174, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 174, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
6 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 33rd Infantry Battalion
8 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 33rd Infantry Battalion
7 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 174, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW Abdomen
9 Jun 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 174, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 174 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-09

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