Regimental number | 3053 |
Place of birth | Drouin, Victoria |
School | Drouin West Sate School, No. 1417, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Harriet Clarke, Drouin West, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 123 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Clarke, Drouin West, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Harriet CLARK. Native of Drouin West, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 2 February 1916 (influenza). Allotted to, and proceeded to 57th Bn from 6th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 23 February 1916; taken on strength of 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presume buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLARKE Stanley Talbot |