Background
Clough was born in Williamstown on 2 March 1884, son of Mr Joseph and Mrs L. Clough.
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Dick Clough
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He was died on active service in World War I.
Football
Recruited from Coburg Juniors, Clough made two VFL appearance for Essendon. The first came in the 1907 season, Essendon"s round seven loss to Carlton at Princes Park, noted as the 104 points Carlton scored was then the most Essendon had ever conceded in a VFL fixture. He was granted a permit in 1909 to join North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association.
War service
Clough, who was married and employed as a telephone linesman, enlisted for armed service on 29 October 1914.
He enlisted in Mackay, Queensland, but gave his address as North Williamstown. On 21 December, Clough and his unit, the 5th Light Horse Regiment, embarked from Sydney, on board the Transport A34 Persic.
They arrived in Egypt on 1 February 1915 and in May were deployed to Gallipoli. He was wounded in action in Gallipoli on 2 June, a gunshot had penetrated his chest and abdomen.
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Australian