Basic Details
Surname
Cliffe
Forenames
Harold De Wet
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Harold de Witt
Served or died
Died
Service number
4923
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 130 St Paul's Road. It recorded his service number as 4923 (it was actually R/4923) and misspelt his name as "Harold de Wet Cliffe".

(CWGC records that Able Seaman Harold De Witt Cliffe of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, service number R/4923, died aged 24 on 30/12/1917, serving in the Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division, and is commemorated on Face1A of Thiepval Memorial in France. They record him as the son of Levi & Elizabeth Cliffe of 130 St Paul's Road, Peterborough. The service record of Harold de Witt Cliffe is held by The National Archives under reference ADM 339/2/875; it indicates that his date of birth was 11/12/1894, which cannot be accurate as his birth was registered in the Peterborough District in the first quarter of 1894).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Navy
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Navy [sic] Division
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Hood Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Able Seaman
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Cambrai
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
December
Day of death
30
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
130, ST PAULS ROAD
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial