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CLIFF, Sidney Bevan
| Service Numbers: | 1042, 1043 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Bendigo,Victoria, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hospital Porter |
| Died: | Royal Adelaide Hospital, 21 October 1945, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 20, Site No: 24 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Royal Adelaide Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide Treasurer and Chief Secretary Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1042, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1042, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 1043, 4th Field Ambulance |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Sidney Bevan Cliff was born in Bendigo, Victoria and later moved to Adelaide where he worked as a Hospital Porter. he continued to live inside the hospital until the great war came, so he decided to enlist in the A.I.F at the age of 28 years and 6 months. He enlisted in Morphetville on October 2nd of 1914.
Cliff embarked on December 22nd, 1914, from Melbourne, Victoria, on board the A35 Berrima. He trained in Egypt until he proceeded to Gallipoli where he served with the 4th Field Ambulance. He was admitted to hospital for 5 days with influenza in September. He was in trouble for being absent from camp in October and forfeited 4 days pay. In December due to the evacuation of Galiipoli he returned to Egypt, to Alexandria. He continued to get into trouble for being absent without leave in January 1916.
He proceeded to France with the 4th Field Ambulance in June 1916 to serve on the Western Front. He was sick with scabies in October 1917 requiring hospital treatment in France. Cliff went on leave to the UK for some well-deserved rest in January 1918. He rejoinjed his unit after 16 days. Once again he required hospital treatment in April 10918 ill with mumps. He embarked for Australia 24 September 1918 and was discharged in January 1919.
Cliff lived a peaceful life working as a hospital porter, until he tragically died at age 61 on 19th of October 1945 due to an unknown illness. His son Milton Sidney Cliff was serving with the 2nd AIF. He was admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital at 4:15am and died half an hour later. Cliff was a Hospital Porter at the Royal Adelaide Hospital for 33 years. He is buried at the AIF cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
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