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Roland Cliff (1923 - 1944)

Roland Cliff
Born in Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
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[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 21 in Battipaglia, Salerno, Campania, Italymap
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Biography

Roland Cliff was born in Sculcoates, Hull in 1923. He was the son of James Cliffe, an engine fitter, and his wife Frances Andrews. [1]
Private Roland Cliff served in the British Army in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Service ended: 24 Jul 1944

As a soldier in the Second World War Roland was Killed in Action in Battipaglia, Italy on July 24th 1944. He was buried at the Cassino War Cemetery in Frosinone, Italy. [2] [3]

Sources

  1. "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV38-LTPV : 2 October 2014), Roland Cliff, 1923; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  2. Private Roland Cliffe; Service Number: 14315532; 'Casualty Details'; The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (with attached sources); (https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2608571/ROLAND%20CLIFFE/)
  3. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56056381/roland-cliffe : accessed 01 October 2021), memorial page for Pvt Roland Cliffe (unknown–24 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56056381, citing Cassino War Cemetery, Cassino, Provincia di Frosinone, Lazio, Italy.




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