Regimental number | 5861 |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Station Street, Tempe, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, W Clarkesmith, Station Street, Tempe, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 12 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurs, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 7), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ethel CLARKESMITH, Broughton Street, Canterbury, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |