UNSWORTH, Clifford
| Service Number: | 2242 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bolton, Lancashire, England, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Died: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24 October 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Plot 15, Zone D, Grave 2194. Interred on 27 October 1943 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2242, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2242, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney |
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Next of kin given as his brother T. Unsworth of Edge Lane, Liverpool, NSW. On 5 June 1917 next of kin was changed to his fiancee Marion McCaw of Cowles Road, Mossman, NSW.
8 June 1915 - enlisted at Liverpool, NSW with the 4th Battalion with the rank of Private.
29 Janaury 1916 - transferred to the Imperial Camel Corps
24 February 1916 - promoted to Lance Corporal
5 November 1916 - transferred to the 1st ANZAC Battalion Imperial Camel Brigade
24 November 1916 - promoted to Sergeant
19 April 1917 - wounded. Foot
Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT Karmala disewmbarking on 15 February 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
16 April 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit