Lieutenant Clifford William King Sadlier

Service number	2858, 4871
Ranks Held	Lieutenant, Private
Birth Date	11/06/1892
Birth Place	Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Camberwell
Death Date	28/04/1964
Death Place	Australia: Western Australia, Busselton
Final Rank	Lieutenant
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	51st Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	Busselton Camberwell
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 First World War, 1914-1918

Description

Melbourne-born Clifford Sadlier (1892-1964) served overseas twice; the first time in Egypt with the medical corps, then in France as an infantryman. Commissioned in 1917, Sadlier was inspirational in the counter-attack at Villers-Bretonneux. Although wounded, he led attacks against enemy machine-gun positions. At one point he assaulted a gun by himself while armed only with a revolver. Wounded a second time, he was finally removed from the action.

For a time after the war, Sadlier was state secretary of the RSL in Western Australia.

Collection items

Rolls

Honours and Awards:

Unit

51st Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

51st Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private

Timeline

Date of birth	11/06/1892
Date of embarkation	25/06/1915
Date of embarkation	09/11/1916
Date of honour or award	25/04/1918	Awarded Victoria Cross, for action at Villers Bretonneux, France whilst serving with 51 Battalion, 13 Brigade, 4 Division as a Lieutenant
Date of recommendation honour or award	05/05/1918
Date of death	28/04/1964