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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.

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

References

1. "John Clift". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
2. "John Clift". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
3. Freeman, Philip (2007). The Best Training-ground for Archaeologists: Francis Haverfield and the Invention of Romano-British Archaeology. Oxbow. p. Oxbow. ISBN 9781842172803.
4. "No. 31098". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 94.
5. "Deaths". The Times. 16 May 1953. p. 1.

External links

• John Clift at Olympedia

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