Regimental number | 2642 |
Place of birth | Balaklava, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Assembler |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 114 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Stella May Clift, Gibney Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (previously - January 1916 - rejected for enlistment because of cyst in scrotum) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Durham Castle', 10 March 1918; transshipped to HT 'Orontes', Capetown, South Africa, 19 April 1918; disembarked Fremantle, 4 May 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right arm), Perth, 31 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLIFT William Francis |