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D1344 - Horace Montague Clifford of Derby (1882-1942), solicitor and officer in the Territorial Army - 1900-c1921

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1344
Title	Horace Montague Clifford of Derby (1882-1942), solicitor and officer in the Territorial Army
Date	1900-c1921
Description	Papers concerning service in the Territorial Army
Extent	3 items, 1 file
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Horace Montague Clifford of Derby (1882-1942), solicitor and officer in the Territorial Army
Administrative History	Horace Montague Clifford (1882-1942), son of a Loughborough solicitor, was in 1900 commissioned as second lieutenant in the 1st Derbyshire Volunteer Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters, with subsequent promotions to captain. In 1914 he was appointed captain in the (regular) 5th Battalion. He served in France in 1917-1918. In civilian life he was admitted as a solicitor in 1904, later becoming head of the Derby firm Clifford and Clifford.
Administrative History Sources	British Newspaper Archive
Custodial History	These records were donated to Derbyshire Record Office by a member of the public in January 1974.
Organisation Sub-Type	Military personnel
Related Material	See D7798 for records of the clients of Cliffords of Derby, solicitors.
Term	First World War (1914-1918)
	Territorial army
	Solicitors
Acknowledgements	Administrative History researched and written by cataloguing volunteer Roger Jennens, June 2022.
Archivist Note	Revised July 2008, MOS. Revised to ISAD(G) 21 July 2022, BS. Title amended from 'Territorial Army Commission' to reflect the creator and provenance of the collection.