| Name |
Michael CLIFFORD |
| Birth |
1862 |
Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| CAUS |
Colloid Carcinoma Of Pancreas - Certified [2] |
| Residence |
7 Apr 1888 |
Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland [3] |
| Residence |
9 May 1889 |
Broom Lane, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland |
- at time of birth of son John
|
| Residence |
28 Mar 1891 |
Quauis Lane, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland [4] |
- at time of birth of son Michael
|
| Residence |
2 Sep 1892 |
Quauis Lane, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland |
- at time of birth of daughter Julia
|
| Residence |
29 Jun 1894 |
Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland |
- at time of birth of daughter Mary
|
| Residence |
31 Jul 1895 |
Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland |
- at time of birth of son Corneilius
|
| Residence |
1 Dec 1896 |
Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland |
- at time of birth of daughter Kate
|
| Residence |
6 Oct 1898 |
Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland |
- at time of birth of daughter Margaret
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| Residence |
8 Jul 1900 |
South Africa |
- at time of birth of son Patrick
|
| Census |
2 Apr 1911 |
80 Davis St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland [1] |
| HEIG |
5' 2" In 1916 |
| MILI |
Served in the British Army and saw service in the Boer war in the King's Royal Rifle Corps (K.R.R.C.)
Short Service (For the Duration of the War), Attestation
No 205403; Name - Michael Clifford; Corps - Royal Engineers I.W.T. Inland Water Transport Corps
Signed on 24 September 1916 at Mallow
The Bevan Military Hospital
The London Samaritan Society opened a convalescent home in 1892, a charitable institution, presumably to nurse Londoners in the more healthy climate of the South Coast. It was formerly known as Beach Rocks Convalescent Home and cost about ¹23,000 to build. In 1900 its name was changed to the Alfred Bevan Memorial Home in memory of the late Sir Alfred Henry Bevan, Sheriff of the City of London.
The main front of the building faced south and consisted of a central building with wings, east and west, and balconies running round where patients who are capable may sit to inhale the sea breezes. A broad flight of steps lead down to the sea. It was tastefully decorated and could accommodate 250 patients.
"In addition to its many Sea-wards, the Central Court is entirely devoted to Open-air treatment, and here the most obstinate cases of septic poisoning have been rapidly cured. So much, indeed, are patients benefited by their sojourn here, that whenever any of them, for one reason or another, have been moved indoors, they have invariably begged, even in winter weather, to be taken back" Excerpt taken from "The Bevan Military Hospital and The First Arrivals of Wounded".
During the South African War the home was used for convalescing British soldiers, who were brought to Sandgate Station and then transferred by horse-drawn bus to the Bevan Memorial Home.
The home become the Bevan Military Hospital during the First World War, and all the staff worked unstintingly and were universally congratulated. The organisation under the Military Medical Organisation was lead by Sister R Mumford whose title was Commandant of the Bevan Nursing Home.
"Since the date of its opening, the number of wounded soldiers successfully treated within the Hospital has reached a total of over 6,000, of whom more than 2,000 have been Canadians. Of the grand total, which includes some hundreds of Belgians, the very great majority have been discharged cured. Of the thirty-two who have given their lives for their country and passed away within the walls of the Hospital, the primary causes of death in seven cases can be traced directly to diseases contacted previous to the War, and one to tetanus". Excerpt taken from "The Bevan Military Hospital and The First Arrivals of Wounded".
In the Kelly's Directory of 1937 there is an advertisement for the Bevan Nursing Home offering 'Medical, Surgical, Maternity & Massage fully equipped X-Ray & Theatre and fully trained nurses'. Miss M R Mumford was still in charge. However, in March 1938 after a short illness she died, and in the announcement in the paper, she is still described as Commandant of the Bevan Nursing Home. The title of Commandant was given to her during the first World War when the Bevan was incorporated to the Military Hospital, Shorncliffe.
When the second World War occurred the staff of the Bevan again performed to an equal high standard and were commended for their sterling work for the wounded service men.
Captain Francis Bennett-Goldney, President of the Bevan Military Hospital commended the work of the staff with the words: "If absolute forgetfulness of self and splendid devotion to duty are to be counted, as undoubtedly in justice they must be, then assuredly those who have made the success of the Bevan Military Hospital an accomplished fact should never be forgotten in the national remembrance".
http://sandgate-kent.org.uk/bevan.htm
Kent 1914 - 1919 - Hospitals (Military, VAD, Civil, Special and Private) and other buildings used to accommodate military patients, or proposed for use.
The hospitals in Kent were a great mixture of general and specialist main and auxiliary military establishments, VAD hospitals, small convalescent units (sometimes in private houses) and others. There were numerous private initiatives, especially early in the War some of the more formal examples are the Army Nursing Homes at Folkestone, one Sittingbourne VAD which withdrew from Kent VAD and continued privately, and the Yarrow Home at Broadstairs which was organised and staffed by the Committee of Management for a time. Where the War Office capitation grant was payable, presumably the organisers had to account for their expenditure and be subject to some sort of inspection. The only accounting information that has come to light so far is that produced by the finance committee of the Joint War Committee of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John.
Eltham
Avery Hill Training College Hostel Building, 240 beds, an auxiliary to the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich (July 1915 -) Southwood Military Hospital (nurses posted abroad from here in BRCS Summary of Work, July 1915)
http://kentvad.org/pages/military-kent.htm
Record Details for Michael Clifford (Royal Engineers)
First Name: Michael
Initials: M
Surname: Clifford
DOB: Circa 1869
Age: 47
Nationality: British
Date of Death: 01/11/1916
Rank: Sapper
Service Number: 205403
Service: British Army
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Battalion: Inland Water Transport (Why is this important?)
Unit History: Royal Engineers
The RE's has been involved in every major conflict the British Army has fought and has ever since lived up to its Motto "Ubique" ("Everywhere").
The Corps of Royal Engineers has a long heritage that not many corps can rival. They were the direct descent from William the Conqueror's Military Engineers who were directed in 1066 by Humphrey de Tilleaul.
By the end of the Peninsular War in 1814 there were five companies serving with Wellington's Army.
In 1856, the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners were amalgamated with the Corps of Royal Engineers. The rank of 'Private' in the newly formed Corps of Royal Engineers was changed to 'Sapper' and still exists today.
The Royal Engineers' interest in aeronautics began in the 1860's when they explored the possibilities of using air balloons for aerial observation purposes. This interest developed into an interest in fixed winged aircraft. In 1911 the Corps formed its Air Battalion, the first flying unit of the British Armed Forces. The Air Battalion was the forerunner of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.
WW1, Royal Engineer tunnelling companies, nicknamed "the Moles", were specialist units of the Corps of Royal Engineers within the British Army, formed to dig attacking tunnels under enemy lines during the First World War. They designed and built the frontline fortifications, creating cover for the infantry and positions for the artillery. It was in the hands of the technically skilled RE's to develop responses to chemical and underground warfare.
The RE's maintained the railways, roads, water supply, bridges and transport - allowing supplies to the armies. They operated the railways and inland waterways, maintained wireless, telephones and other signalling equipment, making sure communications existed. The Royal Engineers grew into a large and complex organisation, by the 1 August 1914, the RE consisted of 1056 officers and 10394 men of the regular army and Special Reserve, plus another 513 and 13127 respectively serving with the RE of the Territorial Force. The officers and men manned 26 coastal defence Fortress Companies (of which 15 were overseas), 7 Signal Companies, 2 Cable and Airline (signalling) Companies, 15 Field Companies, 3 Survey Companies, 2 Railway Companies, and miscellaneous other units. There were also 9 Depot companies carrying out training and administrative duties, as well as various Schools.
In 1915, in response to German mining of British trenches under the then static siege conditions of World War One, the corps formed its own tunnelling companies. Manned by experienced coal miners from across the country, they operated with great success until 1917, when after the fixed positions broke, they built deep dugouts such as the Vampire dugout to protect troops from heavy shelling. By 1 August 1917, it had grown to a total of 295668. It was twelve times bigger than the peacetime establishment.
Before the Second World War, Royal Engineers recruits were required to be at least 5 feet 4 inches tall (5 feet 2 inches for the Mounted Branch). They initially enlisted for six years with the colours and a further six years with the reserve or four years and eight years. Unlike most corps and regiments, in which the upper age limit was 25, men could enlist in the Royal Engineers up to 30 years of age. They trained at the Royal Engineers Depot in Chatham or the RE Mounted Depot at Aldershot
WW2, RE's as they did in WW1, maintained the railways, roads, water supply, bridges and transport etc'. From 1940 disposed of bombs. Maybe the most, greatest achievements of the RE's were the construction and operation of the Mulberry Harbour its support for the Battle of Normandy.
Royal Engineers during WW1
Preparation for the Battle of Arras 1917
From October 1916 the Royal Engineers had been working underground, constructing tunnels for the troops in preparation for the Battle of Arras in 1917. Beneath Arras itself there is a vast network of caverns called the boves, consisting of underground quarries and sewage tunnels. The engineers came up with a plan to add new tunnels to this network so that troops could arrive at the battlefield in secrecy and in safety. The size of the excavation was immense. In one sector alone four Tunnel Companies of 500 men each worked around the clock in 18-hour shifts for two months.
Royal Engineers during WW2
Maybe the most, greatest achievements of the RE's were the construction and operation of the Mulberry Harbour its support for the Battle of Normandy 1944.
Collection: The IWGC/CWGC Registers Collection
Campaign Medals:
British War Medal
With the information in Michael Clifford's record, it is likely that they were entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918.
The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period.
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
The next of kin for Michael Clifford would have been sent this death plaque after the war to commemorate all of the war dead. Over 1 million were issued in total.
Victory Medal
With the information in Michael Clifford's record, it is likely that they were entitled to the Victory medal, also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. This medal was awarded to all who received the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star and, with certain exceptions, to those who received the British War Medal. It was never awarded alone. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
Eligibility for this award consisted of having been mobilised, fighting, having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August, 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November, 1918. Women who served in any of the various military organisations in a theatre of operations were also eligible.
Purchase This Medal* Medal entitlement listed above is worked out using the same methodology the MOD used for issuing them [5, 6] |
| Occupation |
Servant 1888, Labourer 1889, 1891 1892 1895 & 1911, Carrier 1894, 1896, 1898, Soldier 1900, Shop-Keeper 1902, Excavator Mallow Urban District Council To Aug 1916, Sapper Royal Engineers 1916, [1, 3, 4, 5] |
| Residence |
25 Aug 1913 |
Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland [7] |
| WEIG |
132 Lbs In 1916 |
| _UID |
E2AE1DF398204F08B2CB47BDAD472965B2D5 |
| Death |
1 Nov 1916 |
Bevan Military Hospital, Sandgate, Kent, England [2, 5] |
|
| Burial |
St Joseph's Cemetery, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland |
| Notes |
- Military papers Medical case sheet has him as being 52 when he died thus DOB 1864, Medical history sheet has his Place of Birth as Buttevant Co Cork. Would need to Check St Mary's Church Buttevant for his Baptism Papers There is a Griffiths Valuation entry for a Michael Clifford in the Buttevant area, but there are a few Clifford in that area just N.W. of Mallow.
Check the death and burial out on Michael for Willie - Matt Falvey
Ireland GRO Marriage Index
Q 30 Jun 1888, Clifford Michael, Cork, Vol 5 , Page 257
Q 30 Jun 1888, Riordan Catherine, Cork, Vol 5, Page 257
1888 Marriage solemised at the Catholic Church of Mallow in the Registrar's District of Mallow in the Superintendent Registrar's District of Mallow in the County of Cork Ireland.
No 9,
When married April 7th 1888.
Name and surname Michael Clifford, Age Full, Condition Bachelor, Rank or Profession Servant, Residence at the Time of Marriage Mallow, Father's Name and Surname Michael Clifford, Rank or profession of Father Lab.
Name and surname Catherine Riordan, Age Full, Condition Spinster, Rank or Profession - Servant, Residence at Time of Marriage Mallow, Father's Name and Surname John Riordan, Rank or Profession of Father Lab.
Married in the Roman Catholic Church of Mallow according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Catholic Church by me David Barry CC.
This Marriage was solemnised between us Michael (his x mark) Clifford and Catherine (her x mark) Riordan, in the presence of us Witnesses Thomas (his x mark) Casey & Kate (her x Mark) Riordan.
1911 Census of Ireland
80 Davis St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland
Michael Clifford, Head of Family, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Age 49, Labourer Years married 22 (struck through), born Co Cork, Speaks English Only.
Catherine Clifford, Wife, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Age 48, House Keeper, Years married 22, total children born alive 10, children still living 6, born Co Cork, Speaks English only.
John Clifford, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Age 22, Labourer, Single, Cork Co, Speaks English Only.
Michael Clifford, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Age 20, Labourer, Single, Cork Co, Speaks English Only.
Patrick Clifford, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Age 11, To School, Single, Cork Co, Speaks English Only.
Con Clifford, Son, Roman Catholic, Read & Write, Age 16, Labourer, Single, Cork Co, Speaks English Only.
Julia Clifford, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read, Age 17, Servant, Single, Cork Co., Speaks English Only.
Mary Clifford, Daughter, Roman Catholic, Read, Age 16, Servant, Single, Cork Co., Speaks English Only.
Certified copy of an Entry of Death.
Registration District Elham, 1916 Death in the Sub-district of Folkestone in the County of Kent.
No 87
1 When and where died: First November 1916, Bevan Military Hospital, Sandgate, U.D.
2 Name and Surname : Michael Clifford. 3 Sex - Male.
4 Age : 54 Years
5 Occupation: Sapper Royal Engineers stationed at Deal U. D..
6 Cause of death: (1) Colloid cancer of pancreas p.m. Certified by A R Davis M R C S.
7 Signature, description and residence of informant : M A Musselwhite Present at Death, Bevan Military Hospital Sandgate.
8 When registered: Second November 1916.
9 Signature of Registrar: John Andrew.
Ireland Casualties of World War 1. 1914-1918
Ireland's Memorial Records 1914-1918
CLIFFORD MICHAEL. Reg. No. - 205403. Rank - Sapper.
Royal Engineers (I.W. and T.)
died, home, November 1, 1916.
About Ireland, Casualties of World War I, 1914-1918
This data collection contains the book, Ireland's Memorial Records - an 8 volume set compiled by The Committee of the Irish National War Memorial, originally published in 1923. These volumes provide information on over 49,000 Irish men and women who died in the Great War.
The individuals included in this work were either of Irish birth, had residence in Ireland at the time of their death, or had served in an Irish regiment. The volumes are arranged alphabetically by surname. Information provided about each person includes: Name, Regiment number, Regiment name, Rank, Details on how died (i.e. "killed in action", "died of wounds", etc.), Place and date of death, Birthplace
UK Soldiers who died in the Great War 1914-1919
Name - Michael Clifford
Residence - Mallow Co Cork
Death Date - 1 Nov 1916
Rank - SPR.
Regiment - Corps or Royal Engineers
Number - 205403
Type of Casualty - Died
Theatre of War - Brough - Sic (This is Meaningless Matt Falvey 10 Sep 2009)
Comments - I.W.T., R.E.
About UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
In 1921 His Majesty's Stationery Office published, on behalf of and by authority of the War Office, two lists of those who died during the Great War. One volume, packed with minute typescript, gave the basic details of nearly 42,000 officer casualties. It required an additional eighty volumes to list all the 'other ranks' who gave their lives. Each of the original volumes represented one or more regiments, corps or other units of the British Army. Most were subdivided into battalions or similar groupings. There were often thirty or more of these per volume, each in alphabetical order.
This database contains information extracted from these volumes and includes over 703,000 individuals. Information listed about an individual may include:
Name. Birthplace, Enlistment place, Residence, Number, Decoration, Rank, Regiment, Battalion, Type of casualty,
Death date, Death place, Theatre of war.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Name - Clifford Michael
Initials - M
Nationality - United Kingdom
Rank - Sapper
Regiment/Service - Royal Engineers
Unit Text - Inland Water Transport
Age - 47
Date of Death - 01/11/1916
Service No - 205403
Casualty Type - Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference - In North-East part.
Cemetery - Mallow (St Joseph's) Catholic Cemetery. [1, 2, 5]
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| Person ID |
I2545 |
falvey08 |
| Last Modified |
15 Apr 2022 |
| Family |
Catherine RIORDAN, b. 1863, Co Cork, Ireland d. 30 Jan 1926, Quauis Lane, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage |
7 Apr 1888 |
Catholic Church, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland [3, 5] |
| _UID |
7C960DF8BC044DAC8C003D5778F6AA6F77E8 |
| Children |
| | 1. John CLIFFORD, b. 9 May 1889, Broom Lane, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland d. 17 Jul 1941, 6 Glenanaar Row, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland (Age 52 years) |
| | 2. Michael Joseph CLIFFORD, b. 28 Mar 1891, Quauis Lane, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland d. 25 Nov 1957, St Finbarr's Hospital, (Formerly The Union Hospital & Cork District Hospital), Douglas Rd., Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland (Age 66 years) |
| | 3. Julia CLIFFORD, b. 2 Sep 1892, Co Cork, Ireland d. 11 Feb 1922, Barrack Street, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland (Age 29 years) |
| | 4. Mary CLIFFORD, b. 29 Jun 1894, Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland d. 19 Apr 1962, Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, Western Rd., Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland (Age 67 years) |
| | 5. Cornelius (Con) CLIFFORD, b. 31 Jul 1895, Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland d. 4 Aug 1964, Nazareth House, Dromahane, Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland (Age 69 years) |
| | 6. Kate CLIFFORD, b. 1 Dec 1896, Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland d. 6 Feb 1897, Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland (Age 0 years) |
| | 7. Margaret CLIFFORD, b. 6 Oct 1898, Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland d. bfr 31 Mar 1901 (Age 2 years) |
| | 8. Patrick Joseph CLIFFORD, b. 8 Jul 1900, Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland d. Abt 30 Sep 1971, Wandsworth, London, England (Age 71 years) |
| | 9. Catherine CLIFFORD, b. 29 Jun 1902, Main St., Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland d. bfr 2 Apr 1911 (Age 8 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1906 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Mar 2017 |
1862 - 1916 (54 years)
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
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