Ken Clift, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ken Clift

Australian Army officer

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1916

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 22-Jul-2009

Profession: writer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kenneth Rochester Clift DCM (9 January 1916 – 22 July 2009) was an Australian soldier and author.
During World War II, he served with the 6th Division Signals and the 1st Parachute Battalion, and for his actions around Tobruk in 1941 he received the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
After the war, he published several books including The Saga of a Sig.
In 2007, when Clift was 91, the Defence Force School of Signals (DFSS) Holding Troop was renamed the "Ken Clift Troop" in his honour.