Regimental number | 3050 |
Place of birth | Newcastle on Tyne, England |
School | Todd's Nook Board School, Newcastle on Tyne, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 14 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Allan, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | 'Y' Farm Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 74), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Robert CLARKand Elizabeth ALLAN, his wife, Coimadai, Melton, Victoria. Native of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, 26 February 1916. Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 21 March 1916 (parotitis), and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital (mumps); discharged to unit, 30 March 1916; rejoined Bn, Ferry Post, 7 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 740605, 3329 Pte E. JUDD, B Company, 60th Bn, 28 February 1917: 'He died of wounds in a hospital somewhere. I helped to carry him out after the charge at Fleurbaix on 19th. July. We got him to the D.[ressing] S.[tation] safely. I do not know whether he was very badly wounded or not. It was difficult to notice in the mix-up. Word came to us however that he had died.' Second statement, 3379 Pte L. BAKER, 57th Bn (patient, Kitchener's Hospital, Brighton, England), 1 March 1917: 'Informant states that on July 19th at Fromelles Clarke [sic] was attacking in No Man's Land and was hit on the temple by a piece of shell and was killed outright.' Note: 'Eyewitness: Saw him lying there dead.' Third statement, 1914 Corporal E.M. HAYRES, D Company, 60th Bn, 5 June 1917: 'Sergt. Hope of D Co. told me that at Fleurbaix on the 19th July he saw a man named Calre [sic] sitting up dead against a tree.' Note: 'no trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLARK Archibald
Red Cross File No 740605 |