John Latmer (Jack) CLARKE

CLARKE, John Latmer

Service Number: NX39922
Enlisted: 26 July 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, 21 January 1910
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Motor driver
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World War 2 Service

26 Jul 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX39922, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1941: Embarked British Forces (All Conflicts), Embarked to Middle East for training .
8 Jul 1942: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Embarked to Ceylon India
9 Sep 1942: Involvement Embarked to New Guinea and advanced onto the Kokoda trail and to the beach heads at guna and Sanananda Track.
8 Jan 1943: Embarked Went to Port Moresby. With the 2/3 infantry battalion.
23 Sep 1943: Wounded Inflammation in right knee
21 Dec 1944: Embarked Went to Queensland in 1944 and disembarked on 21 December to wewak
27 Dec 1944: Involvement Aitape and wewak campaign. Arrived wewak later on in 1944.
10 Nov 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX39922, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion

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