CLIFFORD, Albert George
| Service Number: | 523 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nhill, Vic., 1889 |
| Home Town: | Donnybrook, Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State Schools |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Moquet Farm, Poziers, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Brookhampton Thomsons Brook Shire Memorial, Donnybrook Preston Road Board, Donnybrook War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 523, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 523, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 523, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Emma Maria (nee Schinckel) Clifford of Donnybrook, Western Australia, and the late Thomas Clifford (deceased October 1916)
Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led his platoon with great dash in a night attack. When all the other officers of his company became casualties, he took command, and showed great coolness under heavy fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917
The Late Lieut. A. G. Clifford.
The publication in a recent issue of the letter from General Birdwood to the parents of Lieut. A. G. Clifford excited a great deal of interest amongst the deceased officer's friends. Lieut. Bert Clifford left W.A. with the original 11th Battalion with the first contingent to leave W.A., as a private. He took part in the landing, remained on the Peninsula right through the operations without a day's spell, and won by sterling good work the rank of sergeant-major. Going back to Egypt after the evacuation, he was
raised to the rank of 2nd-lieutenant. He subsequently went to France. The last letter from him was from Moquet Farm, on September 3rd last. He was reported missing and believed to be killed. Eight months later word was sent by the authorities that he was killed in action, though his remains were not discovered. At Moquet Farm, on August 14th, a month before. Lieut. Clifford won the Military Cross for conspicuous bravery on the field, and from advices since to hand, it was believed he had earned
his promotion to captain. The cross has not as yet been sent to his parents.
Mr Clifford, of the Prince of Wales Hotel, has just received the Military Cross won by his late brother, 2nd Lieutenant Albert George Clifford, 51st Battalion. The Commonwealth Gazette (19/4/17) gives the following . account of the services for which* the deceased officer received this coveted award ;—
'His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Cross on the undermentioned officer in recognition of his gallantry and devotion to duty in the field. 2nd Lieutenant Albert George Clifford. For conspicious gallantry in action. He led. his platoon with great dash in a night attack. When all the other officers of his company became casualties, he took command and showed great coolness under heavy fire.'