Clifford Allen Saville (5 February 1892 – 8 November 1917) was an English first-class cricketer active in 1914 who played for Middlesex in three first-class matches. He served in the British Army during the First World War as an officer in the East Yorkshire Regiment, in the course of which he was killed in action in November 1917.

Life and military service

Saville was born to Walter and Emma Saville at Tottenham in February 1892. He was educated at

Marlborough College Marlborough College is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Independent school (United Kingdom), independent boarding school) for pupils aged 13 to 18 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Founded in 1843 for the sons of Church ...

, from where he progressed to study medicine. Saville made three appearances in first-class cricket in the

1914 County Championship The 1914 County Championship was the 25th officially organised running of the County Championship, and began on 2 May 1914. Originally scheduled to run until 9 September, the last two matches of the season (both involving Surrey) were cancelled d ...

for Middlesex with limited success against Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Nottinghamshire; he played alongside his younger brother, Stanley, in these matches. Saville served in the British Army during the First World War, being commissioned into the East Yorkshire Regiment as a

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in October 1914; he was one of the original officers of the 11th Battalion, colloquially known as part of the

Hull Pals The Hull Pals were a brigade of four battalions of the East Yorkshire Regiment (the "East Yorks") raised as part of Kitchener's Army in 1914. They served in 31st Division (United Kingdom), 31st Division at Serre-lès-Puisieux, Serre on the first ...

. In December 1915, he was made a temporary lieutenant, before being made an acting

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in June 1917. In the East Yorkshire Regiment, Saville was

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of 6th Platoon and was later a bombing officer and officer commanding 'A' Company from May to November 1917. He saw action during the Battle of Arras in 1917, and later that year he was killed on 8 November while leading a daylight raid on German trenches. His body was never recovered, but he was commemorated at the Arras Memorial.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saville, Clifford 1892 births 1917 deaths People from Tottenham Cricketers from the London Borough of Haringey People educated at Marlborough College English cricketers Middlesex cricketers East Yorkshire Regiment officers British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I Military personnel from the London Borough of Haringey