Edward John CLARKSON

CLARKSON, Edward John

Service Number: 6247
Enlisted: 26 April 1916, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Gundagai, New South Wales, 1898
Home Town: Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Chair caner
Died: Killed in Action, France, 4 March 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra Sacred Heart Catholic Church Memorial, Cootamundra War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

26 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6247, Cootamundra, New South Wales
9 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6247, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6247, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
4 Mar 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6247, 4th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages

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