CLIFFORD, William Charles
| Service Number: | 102 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 February 1915, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Macedon, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Macedon, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Macedon State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Boundary rider |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 9 January 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave No. 251, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Tree Plaque: |
Macedon Honour Avenue
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gisborne Macedon Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 102, 23rd Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 102, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 102, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Charles Clifford was born in 1897 in Macedon Victoria and had to have his parents consent to enlist. He was born in 1897 so was probably still under 18 years when he enlisted. He was sent to Gallipoli on the 29 September 1915 and was severely wounded on the 30 November 1915 by a gunshot or shrapnel wound to the face. He was put aboard a hospital ship and taken to hospital in Alexandria, Egypt where he was listed as dangerously ill on 8 December 1915. He was removed from the dangerously ill list 5 days later and transferred to a different hospital in Heliopolis. However, he was put back on the dangerously ill list on 9 January 1916 and died of his wounds the same day. His father stated in his service file he was the youngest of four brothers who joined the forces.