John Clift Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Clift . Olympedia . 5 November 2021.
  2. Web site: John Clift . 31 December 2014 . Sports Reference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150911235102/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/john-clift-1.html . 11 September 2015 .
  3. Book: Freeman. Philip. The Best Training-ground for Archaeologists: Francis Haverfield and the Invention of Romano-British Archaeology. 2007. Oxbow. Oxbow. 9781842172803.
  4. News: Deaths . . 1 . 16 May 1953 .