Helen Clifton (née Ashman) (4 May 1948 – 14 June 2011) was a British Salvation Army

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. She spent her childhood in

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, connected to the Edmonton Corps of

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. She was a teacher before entering the International Training College at Denmark Hill, London, to become a full-time

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. She married the 18th

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of The Salvation Army,

Shaw Clifton Shaw Clifton (born 21 September 1945) is a former General of The Salvation Army. He succeeded John Larsson as the 18th General on 2 April 2006. Career Shaw Clifton was born on 21 September 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Clifton was commis ...

, in 1967. He died in May 2023. She held a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in English language and literature from

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and a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education from Goldsmiths’ College, University of London.

External links

The Salvation Army international homepage

General Shaw Clifton and Commissioner Helen Clifton

Welcome and Dedication Meeting General Shaw Clifton and Commissioner Helen Clifton

Death notice of Commissioner Helen Clifton
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clifton, Helen Salvation Army officers English Salvationists Alumni of Westfield College Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London 1948 births 2011 deaths Commissioners in The Salvation Army