Recommendation date: 16 April 1917

Recommendation date: 2 October 1917

'For courage and devotion to duty. On night of 25th/26th September, 1917, when the buried cable from WESTHOEK to the front line was damaged by shell fire beyond immediate repair, Corporal CLIFFORD and Lance Corporal HINTON went out with a barrow party to lay two pairs of surface lines to the Cable Head for the attack. During their progress from WESTHOEK to ALBERT REDOUBT, with a party of five, two of the men collapsed from exhaustion and one was wounded, But Corporals CLIFFORD and HINTON, with dogged determination, went o alone and completed the work. On reaching Cable Head, it was found that the cables had been cut in several places behind them, but they returned and repaired the damage in time to have communication through by Zero hour, and with intermittent short periods they maintained it during the day, thus securing communication between Brigade Headquarters and Brigade Forward Station during the attack on 26th September, 1917.' Previous recommendation read: 'For bravery and determination in the field. He has a wonderful amount of grit and stuck untiringly to his post regardless of danger. During the 3rd and 12th April between BEUGNATRE and NOREUIL his duties in patrolling and repairing lines were mostly under very trying conditions and continuous shell fire, and although suffering from shell shock, he clung doggedly to his job, and begged not to be relieved.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918