Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Civil engineer |
Address | 73 Lyttleton Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Alexander Clerke, 73 Lyttleton Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Engineers Corps, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | July 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 11 July 1919; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 September 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 12 November 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), Brisbane, 21 March 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLERKE Alexander Wilberforce |