Regimental number | 1657 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 33 Arden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.4 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George J C Clarke, 33 Arden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 6141 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wiltshire', 31 August 1915 (venereal disease). Re-attested as 6141, 6th Bn, 10 July 1916. Re-embarked, 28 July 1916. War service: Western Front Found guilty of being absent without leave, 0900 hrs 12 March 1917, until 0745 hrs, 14 March 19127; sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment with hard labour; sentence commuted to 40 days' Field Punishment No 2, 19 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 12 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 18 September 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: Service No N69538 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLARKE George Creswell |