Regimental number | 2898 |
Place of birth | Williamstown, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Williamstown, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 110 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Louisa Elizabeth Clark, Bond Street, West Hindmarsh, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
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 death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLARK Ben |