Clifford Lionel HOLTON

HOLTON, Clifford Lionel

    Service Number: 2167
    Enlisted: 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1896
    Home Town: Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
    Schooling: North Richmond Public School, Richmond, Victoria
    Occupation: Mantlepiece Maker
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 13 August 1915
    Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
    Plot 111, Row G, Grave 54 Headstone inscription reads: An ANZAC Brave in an ANZAC grave, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
    Show Relationships

    World War 1 Service

    15 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2167, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
    25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2167, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2167, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

    Help us honour Clifford Lionel Holton's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Benjamin and Mary Elizabeth Holton of 12 Appleton Street, Richmond, Vic.; borther of Joseph Herbert Oliver Holton who returned to Australia on 15 January 1919 having served with the 24th Battalion and Robert Frank Holton who returned to Australia on 24 November 1919 having served with the 59th Battalion

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also a member of the Boy Scouts as a Patrol Leader

    Showing 1 of 1 image.
    Click images to start slideshow.

    Links and Documents