Arthur George CLARKE

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CLARKE, Arthur George

Service Number:	2791
Enlisted:	11 June 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gatton, Queensland, Australia, 26 January 1888
Home Town:	Gatton, Lockyer Valley, Queensland
Schooling:	Gatton State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gatton Weeping Mother Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

11 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2791, Brisbane, Queensland
1 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2791, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
1 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2791, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2791, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2791 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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Biography

"...2791 Private Arthur George Clarke, 9th (later 49th), Battalion of South Brisbane, Qld. Son of Arthur George and L. Clarke, of Gatton, Qld, A butcher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ayrshire (A33) on 1 September 1915. He was killed in action on 3 September 1916 near Pozieres, France, aged 28. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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