Regimental number | 3539 |
Place of birth | Lambeth, London, England |
School | London County Council School, Lambeth, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Conductor |
Address | 28 Bennett Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss G E Ibbott, 40 Hanover Gardens, Kensington Park Road, London, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 32), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother of Gertrude Emily CLARKE, 13 Cambridge Street, Farmers Road, Camberwell, London, England. Native of England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and proceeded to 55th Bn from 5th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; taken on strength of 55th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Found guilty, 6 June 1916, of insolence to a NCO: awarded 3 days' confined to barracks. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Previous reported of missing, now, 28 July 1916, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Buried Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W. Meredith Holliday, no date stated. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, IBBOTT Albert Edward |