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Percival Edgar CLIFTON

Regimental number627
Place of birthVillage of Twivey, Bedfordshire, England
SchoolTwivey National School, Bedfordshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia22
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
AddressPeoples Palace, Park Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, William Clifton, Turvey, Bedford, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 06-9 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli
Date of death9 August 1915
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Special Memorial A. 3), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
39
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Arthur and Charlotte Livina CLIFTON, Rose Cottage, Mill Green, Turvey, Beds, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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