John Clift

John Clift
Personal information
Born 23 June 1877
Wandsworth, London, England
Died 14 May 1953(1953-05-14) (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. He competed in the 50 m rifle event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

From 1907 to 1914, he was joint honorary secretary of the British Archaeological Association.[2]

He 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.[3] He was later awarded the OBE. He died in Cheltenham.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "John Clift". Sports Reference. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Freeman, Philip (2007). The Best Training-ground for Archaeologists: Francis Haverfield and the Invention of Romano-British Archaeology. Oxbow. p. Oxbow.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31098. p. 94. 1 January 1919.
  4. ↑ "Deaths". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 16 May 1953. p. 1.
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