World War I

Frederick Edward Clifford

Frederick Edward Clifford lived in the village, as his father was the landlord of the Cock Inn, 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.

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