CLIFFORD, Edward
| Service Number: | 8516 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Qld., 1891 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ambulance Attendant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck I E 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chillagoe War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8516, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 8516, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 8516, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 29 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 8516, 1st Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8516 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Timothy and Mary Ann Clifford, of Chillagoe, North Queensland, Australia.
MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL R.I.P.
HOW HE FELL.
Death of "Teddie" Clifford.
The following is a letter received last mail by Mrs. M. A. Clifford, Chillagoe, giving details of the death of her son, Private Edward Clifford, 1st Australian Field Ambulance. It will let his many friends know how Teddie Ctifford (as he was known by all) met his death fighting for King and Country.
France, 1st May.
My Dear Mrs. Clifford,—
You will have received a cable long before this letter reaches you, telling you the sad news of your son's death, but you would have no details. On the morning of the 29th your son, with the rest of his squad of stretcher bearers, was at a farm-house about a mile behind our line, from which post he was carrying wounded down to the Ambulance waggons. He was sitting in a room in the farm, when a shell came through the wall into the room, killing him instantly, and wounding one of his mates. He was brought down and buried today at a little cemetery just north of Hazebronck, and many of his comrades were able to attend his funeral. Your son was a very popular man with both officers and men. He was always cheerful and a good worker, especially when in the line, and his loss, is keenly felt by all. Please accept the sincere sympathy of all of us.
Yours very sincerely.
E. B. BRENNAN, Lt.-Col., 1st Field Ambulance.
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