Regimental number | 5797 |
Place of birth | Orange New South Wales |
School | Orange and Parkes Convent Schools, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Plasterer |
Address | Karrajong Street, Parkes, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Morris Joseph Clarke, Karrajong Street, Parkes, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches (Altered to Military Medal) Work at Warfuze on 8 August 1918. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hindenburg Line |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Maurice Joseph and Sarah Ann CLARKE, Currajong Street, Parkes, New South Wales. Native of Orange, New South Wales |
Medals |
CHECK AWARDED: 10 July 97 (V)
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Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |