Regimental number | 2639 |
Place of birth | Colbinabbin, Victoria |
School | Colbinabbin State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Colbinabbin West, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, John Clarkson, Colbinabbin West, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 20.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Pernois British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Ellen CLARKSON, Colbinabbin West, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |