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COLWELL, Clifton Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1433 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 January 1917, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Brompton Park, South Australia, Australia, 13 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Port Wakefield, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Stirling, South Australia, Australia, 13 June 1969, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremated |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Hindmarsh Star of Freedom Tent No 4 IOOR WW1 Roll of Honor, Hindmarsh Way Memorial Methodist Church Honour Roll, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1433, Railway Unit (AIF), Adelaide, SA | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1433, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Railway Unit (2nd/AIF) | |
| 14 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 1433, Railway Unit (AIF) |
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Service number 1433
Rank – Sapper
4 Railway Unit
25 January 1917 – Enlisted at Adelaide
11 May 1917 – Embarked HMAT A9 Shropshire at Melbourne
1 July 1919 – Returned to Australia on board Karmala
14 September 1919 – Discharged
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Born in Brompton Park on 13 December 1895. Son of John and Mary Jane Colwell (nee Barnes). On the 14 October 1922 Clifton married Irene Gladys Gitsham in the Methodist Church, Pirie Street, Adelaide. Father of Dean, Elvin and Victor. Residential address at the time of death was Bridgewater.