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Lancelot Fox CLARKE

Date of birth15 January 1858
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionProtestant
OccupationShipping manager
AddressVictoria Parade, Devonport West, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation56
Next of kinDaughter, Mabel Clarke, Victoria Parade, Devonport West, Tasmania
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant-Colonel
Unit name12th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death27 April 1915
Age at death57
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
65
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph Johnston and Charlotte Elizabeth CLARKE, Wife: Beatrice Fox CLARKE, Holebrook, Tasmania. Native of Melbourne
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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