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Clifford Lionel HOLTON

Regimental number2167
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
SchoolNorth Richmond Public School, Richmond, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMantlepiece maker
Address12 Appleton Street, Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, B. Holton, 12 Appleton Street, Richmond, Victoria
Enlistment date15 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"Patrol leader inthe Boy Scouts." Details from Father.
FateKilled in Action 13 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death13 August 1915
Age at death19.8
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 54), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
44
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Benjamin and Mary HOLTON, Appleton Street, Richmond, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: J.H.O. Holton, 24th Battalion Brother: R.F. Holton, 59th Battalion.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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