Sydney Clifford
He was a shop assistant upon his enlistment
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His birth surname was Hobart his father being Thomas Gibson Hobart of Adelaide South Australia. His mother was Alice (née Cressey). In 1900 she married Charles Clifford (1876-1932) and Sydney adopted his surname.
In 1901 they were living at 10 Duncombe Street St Ann's Well Road Nottingham. He was the brother of Herbert, Frank, Edward, Charles, John, May, Elsie and Alice Clifford.
At the time of his death he was living at 16 Glasshouse Street, Nottingham
Private Sidney Clifford attested on 22nd June 1909 at Nottingham giving his age 17 yrs and 2 months he was a shop assistant. He joined the regular army 30th December 1909.
He transferred to South Staffordshire Regiment(8718) on 1st January 1910.
He landed in France on 4th November 1914 and he served with 8th Division Army Cyclist Corps. He was killed in action on 14th March 1915 and is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (grave ref. III. D. 15).
Source: John Clifford The Clifford Association
Sydney Clifford
The photograph was published in the Nottingham Evening Post on 6th April 1915 and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918