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POTTAGE, Clifton Alfred Ellis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6563 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kurrumburra, Victoria, 24 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Portland State School, Ararat State School and Kensington State School |
| Occupation: | Compositor's apprentice |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 28 March 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 6563, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, SN 6563, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, SN 6563, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 28 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, SN 6563, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Clifton Alfred Ellis POTTAGE was born in Kurrumburra, Victoria in 1895
His parents were Henry POTTAGE & Edith Laura TUCKER
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