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Austin Roy CLIFFORD

Regimental number3608
Place of birthKolora, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrazier
AddressKolora via Terang, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J H Clifford, Kolora via Terang, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the 72nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces, Terang; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 January 1918
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 January 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on 7 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Division Train
FateReturned to Australia 9 August 1919
Discharge date20 October 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Amitted to 39th General Hospital, France, 8 May 1919 (venereal disease); transferred to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, England, 12 May 1919; discharged, 26 June 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 50 days.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 9 August 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 27 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 20 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsPlace of birth incorrectly entered on NAA RecordSearch as Kolorama, Victoria.
SourcesNAA: B2455, CLIFFORD Austin Roy

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