Regimental number | 617 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineering student |
Address | Binsford Road,Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Rose Mann, Binsford Road, Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in desptaches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and initiative during the attack on Peronne, 1st September, 1918, when he led his company through heavy artillery and machine gun fire almost to Peronne ramparts, where he established a defence position. At great personal risk he then went out to locate the flanks of two other battalions, and successfully linked up with them. On the 2nd September he was wounded early in the attack, but in the evening again took charge of his company.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Major Gother Robert Carlyle CLARKE, Australian Army Medical Corps, killed in action, 12 October 1917. |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |