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Arthur CLARKE

Regimental number3621
Place of birthWinslow, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressStanley Hotel, Kilcoy, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.7
Height5' 10.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Clarke, Grandborough, Winslow, Bucks, England
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected on grounds of flat feet)
Enlistment date20 November 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 9 February 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date1 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 9 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit: severe influenza), Brisbane, 1 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 March 1960
SourcesNAA: B2455, CLARKE Arthur

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