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CLIFFORD, Willie

Service Numbers:	2894, 2894A
Enlisted:	18 September 1916, Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bayswater, South Australia, Australia, 4 November 1883
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia, 24 September 1961, aged 77 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General D, Path 6, Grave 445
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2894, Adelaide
6 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2894, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
6 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2894, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
2 Apr 1917:	Imprisoned Noreuil
3 Dec 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2894A, 50th Infantry Battalion, Repatriated to England
3 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2894A, 50th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Wounded 2894A, 50th Infantry Battalion

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