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William Malcolm CLARK

Regimental number1126
Date of birth18 October 1886
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressKalangadoo, South Australia
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 6.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinE Clark, Kalangadoo, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in E Company, South Australian Infantry Regiment (Militia), Penola.
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT Themistocles on 7 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 August 1915
Discharge date21 January 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action (gun shot wound, left thigh; severe), and admitted to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 3 June 1915.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Themistocles', 15 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 21 January 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No. S12835
Date of death5 September 1962
Age at death75
Place of burialMurray Bridge (Adelaide Road) Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B884, CLARK William Malcolm

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