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CLIFFORD, Albert Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX7591 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia , 26 March 1915 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 18 October 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot EE. Row C. Grave 15. Personal Inscription ~ "EVER ADORED AND REMEMBERED YOUR LOVING WIFE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, WX7591 | |
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| 6 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, WX7591, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Oct 1944: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Aitape - Wewak, New Guinea, Exceptional services in the field, New Guinea |
Personal Stories
Killed in New Guinea
Lieut A. V. Clifford who was killed in action in New Guinea on October 18 of this year had served for two years in the Middle East. He is a son of Mr W. Clifford and the late Mrs Clifford of Bunbury.
Western Mail Thursday 23 December 1943 page 9
Submitted 18 October 2015 by Daryl Jones
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