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Lieutenant William Powell Clifton

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-07-06
Place of birth: Niagara Falls Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Minnie Ethel Clifton, wife. 81 Pauline Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Address: 81 Pauline Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-08-21
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Villers Station Cemetery, VIII. F. 10.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant (Army).
  2. Lieutenant (Army).
  3. Lieutenant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded February 23, 1917, KIA at Hill 70

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 59493
LAC ID: 106007
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1802-S013
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Harry Clifton and Helen Wallace Clifton (nee Butters); older brother of Wallace Butters Clifton (Service No. 451067); husband of Minnie Ethel Clifton

Prior service - 5 years 44th Regiment and the QOR

Uploader's Research notes: [Lieutenant Army Canadian Militia Welland Canal Force Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 86th (Machine Gun) Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Machine Gun Corps 11th Canadian Machine Gun Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-09-10