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CLIFTON, Maurice
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 30 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1915, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, 30 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Enmore, Inner West Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 6 January 1964, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 30, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 30, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 30, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 26 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 30, 33rd Infantry Battalion |
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Maurice was "desperately wounded" on the Western Front battlefield, before being rescued by his older brother Sgt. (later Lieutenant) Lawrence Joseph Clifton. Maurice returned home 30 June 1918.