| Regimental number | 4480 |
| Place of birth | Wyalong New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Shop assistant |
| Address | West Wyalong, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr W H Clift, West Wyalong, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets for 12 months with the rank of Sergeant. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 14 October 1915, 4th Bn,14th Reinforcement; taken on strength, 4th Bn, 31 July 1916; promoted Corporal, 24 August 1916. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Plot VI, Row N, Grave No. 1) (Transport Farm), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 39 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Wyalong Roll of Honour. |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 67364 Pte Albert Ernest CLIFT, New South Wales Reinforcements 25, embarked 7 November 1918; ship recalled owing to cessation of hostilities. |
| Other details |
Enlisted Cootamundra, New South Wales. War service: Western Front Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 7 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 3 April 1916. Joined 4th Bn, 30 July 1916; reverted to rank of Pte. Promoted Lance Corporal, 3 August 1916; Corporal, 24 August 1916. Killed in action, Belgium, 11 September 1916. Buried at Railway Dug-Outs Burial Ground, 1.5 miles SSE of Ypres [records state Ypres, France]. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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