Ben CLARK

Regimental number2898
Place of birthWilliamstown, South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationLabourer
AddressWilliamstown, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 5"
Weight110 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Louisa Elizabeth Clark, Bond Street, West Hindmarsh, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 January 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 October 1916
Discharge date31 March 1917
Other details

War service: England

Transferred to No 2 command Depot, Weymouth, 22 August 1916 Medical report, Weymouth, 21 August 1916: 'Enlisted 7th Jan. 1916. Has never done any training. Acted as batman. Was unable to march on account of pain in lower part of chest ... Aged 43½. Looks older and debilitated, and is unfir for general service.'

Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Ajana', 17 October 1916, for discharge (debility); disembarked Adelaide, 5 December 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 31 March 1917.

War service: 1 year 84 days (of which 239 days were abroad)

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death12 March 1933
SourcesNAA: B2455, CLARK Ben