Clifford Pascoe JEFFERY

JEFFERY, Clifford Pascoe

Service Number: 2173
Enlisted: 2 July 1915, Shepparton, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Machine Gun Company
Born: Pine Lodge, Vic., 1896
Home Town: Pine Lodge, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling: Pine Lodge State School
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

2 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 24th Infantry Battalion, Shepparton, Vic.
27 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2173, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
27 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2173, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
9 Oct 1917: Involvement Private, 2173, 6th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2173 awm_unit: 6th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-09

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of James and Mary JEFFERY, Pine Lodge Railway Station, Victoria

Pte. Clifford Jeffery Killed.
On Monday evening the Rev. E. Smith conveyed to Mr and Mrs Jas. Jeffery, of Pine Lodge, the sad news that their son, Pte. Clifford Jeffery had been  killed in action on October 9th. Pte. Jeffery, who was close on 21 years of age had been on active service for about two years and was awardcd a good conduct stripe after 15 months of service. Another son, Arnold, is at present in hospital in England. Gunner Clifford Pascoe Jeffery enlisted on 4th July,  1915, at the age of 18 years. Sailed on 27th September in the same year. He was in Egypt five months. He landed in France on 27th March, 1916, and fought in France 19 months; served several months in the infantry, and then joined the Ist section of the 6th Machine Gun Company. He was engaged  in all the battles encountercd by his division and participated in the capture of Baupaume. He was with the regiment that first entered the city at its fall. He was wounded at Pozicres during August, 1916. On being granted 10 days leave in August last, he paid a visit to Scotland, staying most of thie time in  Glasgow.

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