Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Clem Lidsan Ranford
Clem Lidsan Ranford's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Clem Lidsan Ranford
Aliases:
- Clem Randford
Service number: 954
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: RANDFORD, Lce. Cpl. Clem, 954. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Age 20. Son of Joseph and F. Ranford, of Paxton St., Semaphore, South Australia. C. 36.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of Clem Lidsan Ranford from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 954 |
| Place of birth | Semaphore, South Australia |
| School | North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Paxton Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Ranford, Paxton Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Naval training |
| Enlistment date | 28 November 1914 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 28 November 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 1 April 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Egypt |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 36), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and F. RANFORD, Paxton Stret, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 3183 Sergeant Herbert Gordon Maxwell RANFORD, 3rd Light Horse, returned to Australia, 17 July 1919; 183 Sergeant Joseph Marmion RANFORD, 1st Light Horse, killed in action, 4 August 1916. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 3rd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Clem Lidsan Ranford
