Regimental number | 2085 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Inspector, S P C A |
Address | Birnie Avenue, Beulah Estate, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Next of kin | Wife, Ellen Muriel Clarke, Birnie Avenue, Beulah Estate, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Farrier Sergeant |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Military District 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board TRANSPORT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On the 11th October 1917, whilst at MIDDLE FARM Dump, near GREY RUIN about 4000 yards North East of YPRES, this N.C.O. rescued two Officers viz;- Major A.V. MEEHAN, 9th Field Ambulance, and Captain H.F. DUNSTAN, 11th Field Ambulance, and also one Private whose identity has not been ascertained. These Officers were looking for a position for a Dressing Station when they were wounded, Farrier Sergeant CLARKE rushed away some distance through shell fire, and got a rescue party together, and succeeded in getting the wounded persons out of the shelled zone. Almost immediately afterwards MIDDLE FARM Dump was being shelled, and Farrier Sergeant CLARKE, by his coolness and energy, succeeded in getting the Pack animals clear, which were crowded at the Dump, without casualties being inflicted.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |