Richard George CLARK

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CLARK, Richard George

Service Number:	5360
Enlisted:	17 February 1916, Warragul, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warrrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	State School Victoriak
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 2
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warragul Great European War Roll of Honor, Warragul War Memorial

World War 1 Service

17 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5360, 7th Infantry Battalion, Warragul, Vic.
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5360, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5360, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement Private, 5360, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5360 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-08

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Charles and Mary Clark; husband of Lucy Clark, of Warragul, Victoria, Australia.

EVER REMEMBERED BY YOUR WIFE AND CHILD

CLARK.—Killed in action, on 8th August, somewhere in France, Private Richard George Clark, brother of Pte. William Munro Clark (killed in action 3rd April, Sgt. Charles Clark (returned Anzac.), uncle of Gunner. J.C.W. Clark, on active service.
A soldier, yes, a hero too,
He played a man's part, through and
through.
His actions speak, though his voice is
still.
Forget him, no, we never will.

CLARK.—August 8, 1918, officially reported killed in action, somewhere in France, No. 5360. Private Richard George Clark, 59th Battalion, dearly loved husband of Lucy, loving daddy of Amy, second eldest son of Mrs. and the late Charles Clark, of Mailer's Flat, brother of Charles (returned), Billie (killed, April 3, 1918), and Jack, aged 35 years.
To have, to love, and then to part,
Is the saddest story of a human heart.

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