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James Arthur Norman CLARKE

Regimental number204
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAssistant, butter factory
AddressBranxholme, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, A J Clarke, Branxholme, Tasmania
Previous military service3 years Senior Cadets, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlistment date22 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name12th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 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 woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death22
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

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