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Richard George CLARK

Regimental number5360
Place of birthWarrnambool, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWarragul, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs L Clark, Warragul, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grae No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
167
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary CLARK, husband of lucy CLARK, Warragul, Victoria. Born at Warragul, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4461 Pte William Munro CLARK, 46th Btn, killed in action, 3 April 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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