| Regimental number | 52 |
| Place of birth | Wattle Flat, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Wattle Flat, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, James Clarke, Wattle Flat, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 16 February 1915; TOS, 27th Btn 16 March 1915. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Gordon Dump Cemetery (Plot VI, Row J, Grave No. 1), Ovillers-La Boiselle, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Wattle Flat, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 3229 Pte Sydney Norman CLARKE, 9th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 10 July 1919; 884 Pte Francis Andrew CLARKE, 15th Bn, killed in action, 17 August 1915. |