World War I
Frederick Edward Clifford

Surname: Clifford
Initials/Name: Frederick Edward
Country of Service: UK
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Fusiliers
Unit: 7th Battalion
Service No: 81188
Age: 27
Date of Death 30/10/1917
How died:  Killed in Action
Awards:
Cemetery: Tyne Cot Memorial
Country: Belgium
Grave Reference: Panel 28 to 30
Local Memorials: Stock and St. Mary's Buttsbury
Address: Son of Charles Joseph Clifford, of Cock Inn, Stock. Born Plaistow.
CWGC Page: Frederick Clifford
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Below from John Westwood
Frederick Edward Clifford lived in the village, as his father was the landlord of the Cock Inn (Now the Harvard), a well known pub in village.
Frederick was born in Plaistow and had moved into the
village. When war was declared he was originally with the 2/7th Essex Regiment, but transferred to the 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, and was killed in action in the Battle of Passendaele 30th Oct 1917 aged 27. he has no known grave and was remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
There are two separate registers for this site - one for the cemetery and one for the memorial. The memorial register will be found in the left hand rotunda of the memorial as you face the memorial. The Panel Numbers quoted at the end of each entry relate to the panels dedicated to the Regiment served with. In some instances where a casualty is recorded as attached to another Regiment, his name may alternatively appear within their Regimental Panels.
Updated 22.09.2024
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