Regimental number | 2830 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Essendon, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Electric engineer |
Address | Preston, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs G Clarke, Athelstone, Cromer Street, Preston, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Rebecca Ann CLARKE; Wife: Annie M. CLARKE, 'Athelstone', Cramer Street, Preston, Victoria. Native of Essendon, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 8th Bn, Anzac, Gallipoli, 7 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Appointed Lance Corporal, 19 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, 24 February 1916. Promoted Corporal, Duntroon Plateau, 5 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten notation on Form B103: 'Buried'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLARKE Thornton Gainsburgh |