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CLIFTON, Ferdinand William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 686 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Gympie, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Farnborough, Hampshire, England, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Eumundi, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Slough, Berkshire, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of illness - Sunstroke, At sea (HS Canada), 26 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Tree Plaque: |
Eumundi Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eumundi & District Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 686, Enlisted at Gympie, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 686, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 686, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 21 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 686, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, To Hospital at ANZA - Gastro Enteritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years
Next of kin given as his brother Max Clifton of Newbury, Berkshire, England. In 1917 Max was living in Melbourne
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
He had previously served in the Oxford Yeomanry, Oxfordshire, England for 2 years and was a member of the Eumundi Rifle Club, QLD
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