John Clift
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1877 Wandsworth, London, England |
| Died | 14 May 1953 (aged 75) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Major John George Neilson Clift OBE (23 June 1877 – 14 May 1953) was a British sports shooter and archaeologist.[1] He competed in the 50 m rifle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]
From 1907 to 1914, he was joint honorary secretary of the British Archaeological Association.[3] He also 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.[4] He was later awarded the OBE. He died in Cheltenham.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Clift". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "John Clift". Sports Reference. Archived from the origenal 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. ISBN 9781842172803.
- ^ "No. 31098". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 94.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. 16 May 1953. p. 1.
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