Regimental number | 2800 |
Place of birth | VIC |
School | State School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | 130 Alexander Road, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, T Clarke, 130 Alexander Road, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row K, Grave No. 31), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Thomas and Emma Jane CLARKE, McKinnirie Street, Palmyra, East Fremantle, Western Australia. Native of Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1688 Pte William John Albert CLARKE, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 11 January 1918. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |