Regimental number | 37393 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Sydney Grammar School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | 143 Livingstone Road, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.5 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Jane Clark, 'Strathowin', Boomerang Street, Turramurra, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 35th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 30 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Hancourt British Cemetery (C, 2), Hancourt, Picardie, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Rosina CLARK, 5 Bryon Street, Glenelg, South Australia, and the late William CLARK |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4487 Pte Cuthbert Theodore CLARK, 54th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 February 1917; brother-in- law, LT William Frederick CLARK MC, 55th Bn, killed in action, 17 April 1918; |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 5 November 1917; disembarked Suez, 12 December 1917. Embarked Alexandria, 18 December 1917; disembarked Taranto, 22 December 1917. Disembarked Southampton, 5 January 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 March 1918; taken on strength, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, in the field, 26 March 1918. Killed in action, 19 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLARK Roy Marcus |