| Regimental number | 3531 |
| Place of birth | Aldinga, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Willunga, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 6.75" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Beath Clift, Willunga, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 12 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 30 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France from 8th Training Bn, 5 December 1916; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 5 December 1916. Admitted to No 20 General Hospital, Camiers, 29 December 1916 (scabies); marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, 1 January 1917. Admitted to segregation, 4 January 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 12 January 1917. Proceeded to unit, 15 January 1917; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, 16 January 1917. Evacuated to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 10 February 1917 (mumps); to 1st Anzac Mumps Station, 10 February 1917; discharged, 14 March 1917; rejoined unit, 15 March 1917. Admitted to No 8 Australian Field Ambulance, 19 August 1917 (ingrown toenail); discharged, and rejoined 32nd Bn, 27 August 1917. Wounded in action, 11 October 1917; admitted to 5th Divisional Dressing Station, 11 October 1917; transferred to No 8 Australian Field Ambulance, 11 October 1917 (gunshot wound, left knee); to No 10 Casualty Clearing Station, 15 October 1917; to No 26 Ambulance Train, 15 October 1917; to No 20 General Hospital, Camiers, 16 October 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 23 October 1917; to No 14 Convalescent Depot, Trouville, 26 October 1917. Admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Le Havre, 29 November 1917; to No 4 Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 2 December 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 10 December 1917. Proceeded to unit, 20 December 1917; rejoined 32nd Bn, 23 December 1917. On leave to the United Kingdom, 13 January 1918; rejoined unit, 6 February 1918. Wouned in action (2nd occasion), 25 April 1918; admitted to No 11 Australian Field Ambulance, 25 April 1918 (gassed); transferred to No 20 Casualty Clearing Station, 25 April 1918; to No 26 General Hospital, Etaples, 26 April 1918; to England, 29 April 1918; to Norwich General Hospital, Thorpe, 29 April 1918; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 18 May 1918; discharged to furlough, 21 May 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 4 June 1918. Posted as absent without leave, 30 July 1918; returned to No 4 Command Depot, 12 August 1918: charges for being absent without leave dismissed, 13 August 1918. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 29 September 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 September 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 3 October 1918. Proceeded to unit, 5 October 1918; rejoined 32nd Bn, 8 October 1918. Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 5 May 1919; marched into No 5 Group, Weymouth, 13 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Melbourne', 5 July 1919; discharged Adelaide, 18 August 1919; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit), 2 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CLIFT Howard Joseph |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
