John Clift
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Born |
23 June 1877 Wandsworth, London, England |
Died |
14 May 1953 75) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | (aged
Sport | |
Sport | Sports shooting |
Major John George Neilson Clift OBE (23 June 1877 – 14 May 1953) was a British sports shooter and archaeologist. He competed in the 50 m rifle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
From 1907 to 1914, he was joint honorary secretary of the British Archaeological Association.[2]
He served in the Royal Engineers and the Royal Air Force in the First World War. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1919 New Year Honours.[3] He was later awarded the OBE. He died in Cheltenham.[4]
References
- ↑ "John Clift". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ Freeman, Philip (2007). The Best Training-ground for Archaeologists: Francis Haverfield and the Invention of Romano-British Archaeology. Oxbow. p. Oxbow.
- ↑ "No. 31098". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 94.
- ↑ "Deaths". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 16 May 1953. p. 1.
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