Regimental number | 204 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Assistant, butter factory |
Address | Branxholme, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, A J Clarke, Branxholme, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 3 years Senior Cadets, Launceston, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 22 August 1914; appointed acting corporal, 18 June 1915; promoted corporal, 1 July 1915; promoted sergeant, 25 July 1915; wounded April 1915, 9 August 1915. |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Deloraine Cemetery, Tasmania. Headstone verse reads: 'He gave his life for his country,/ For honour, faith and right;/ With us his memory ever lives,/ He fought a noble fight./ Midst the roaring of the battle/ And the rain of shot and shell/ Fighting for Home and Country/ He like a hero fell.' |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |