Richard Charles CLIFF

CLIFF, Richard Charles

    Service Numbers: 327, Officer
    Enlisted: 16 March 1916, 10th Reinforcements
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 1st Pioneer Battalion
    Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1875
    Home Town: Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales
    Schooling: Shore Church of England Grammar School, Sydney Grammar School
    Occupation: Engineer
    Died: Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 23 April 1951, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
    Memorials: Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board
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    Boer War Service

    1 Jan 1899: Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), 327, Richard Cliff served in the Prince Alfred's Own Cape Artillery (PAOCA) as a Driver during the Boar War. He was awarded the Queens South Africa medal with Cape Colony, Orange Free State bars and the Kings South Africa Medal with South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 bars. A picture of his service medals including this British and Victory Medals for his AIF service as a Lieut. has been posted in the AngloBoarWar.com forum - post #103104

    World War 1 Service

    16 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Pioneer Battalion, 10th Reinforcements
    24 Jan 1917: Involvement 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
    24 Jan 1917: Embarked 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
    7 Jul 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Richard was declared disabled due to age and infantry work and was invalided on 7th July 1918. He returned to Australian on the Arterio on 24th August 1918

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    CLIFF Richard Charles -April 23 1951 at R G Hospital Concord (veteran of Boor War and 1st Pioneer B/N 1st A I F.) beloved husband of Bronte of 31 Hay Street Collaroy and loved
    father of John.

    Biography contributed by Mark Burnside

    According to the summary contained in a document in Manly Library.

    Richard lived at 28 Alexander St Manley with his wife, Adelaide Gertrude Orontes Cliff. 

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