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Cyril CLARKE

Regimental number883
Place of birthHinckley, England
SchoolHinckley Board School
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMrs Edith Hough, 13 Mill View, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
Enlistment date30 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of death30 April 1915
Age at death19.4
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 11), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Catherine CLARKE.
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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