Regimental number | 7346 |
Place of birth | Donegal, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Wicker worker |
Address | Paddington, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E E Clarke, Bernard Street, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 5 years in the Moreton Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2346 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Fanny CLARKE |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 24 January 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 17 March 1917; discharged from ship's hospital, 26 March 1917 (no further details recorded); disembarked Devonport, England, 12 April 1917, and marched in to 3rd Training Bn. admitted to Parkhouse Military Hospital, 24 April 1917 (mumps). Marched in to 1st Training Bn from hospital, 12 May 1917. Admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 29 October 1917 (pleurisy); marched in to 1st Training Bn, Sutton Veny, 21 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 March 1918; taken on strength, 15th Bn, 18 March 1918. Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 13 July 1918 (influenza); transferred to 5th Casualty Clearing Station, 13 July 1918; to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 17 July 1918; to England, 21 July 1918, and admitted to 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge, 22 July 1918. Discharged on furlough, 3 September 1918, to report to Littlemoor Camp, Weymouth, 27 September 1918. Marched out to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 4 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'City of Exeter', 15 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 2 March 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged, Brisbane, 8 April 1919. ; Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 58 |
Place of burial | Cremated (no details supplied) |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLARKE Joseph |