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James Robert CLARK

Regimental number736
SchoolState School Drouin, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDrouin, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Clark, Drouin, Victoria
Enlistment date29 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens Railway Station (St Rock)
Age at death20.7
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialSt. Pierre Cemetery (Plot XI, Row B, Grave No. 5), Amiens, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Thomas and Louisa CLARK, Cemetery Road, Drouin, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 11818 Driver John Andrew CLARK, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 31 March 1919; 5558 Pte William Thomas CLARK, 38th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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