John Clift | |
Birth Date: | 23 June 1877 |
Birth Place: | Wandsworth, London, England |
Death Place: | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
Sport: | Sports shooting |
Major John George Neilson Clift (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. He was later awarded the OBE. He died in Cheltenham.[4]