CLARK, Arthur Vivian
| Service Numbers: | 133, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified British Units |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Iraq, 20 April 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Amara War Cemetery, Iraq XXI. D. 2. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll, New Farm Bowling Club Honour Roll, New Farm St Michael & All Angels Anglican Church WWI Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 133, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 133, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 133, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 6 Nov 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 133, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 6 Nov 1915: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Lieutenant, Officer, Unspecified British Units, Gloucestershire Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James CLARK and Jessie nee SMITH, Mark Street, New Farm, Queensland.
Discharged from AIF and joined British Forces 7th Battalon Gloucestershire Regiment
CLARK.—Killed in action, on April 20th, at Sa-an Yet, Mesopotamia, 2nd Lieut. Arthur V. Clark, dearly beloved son of James and Jessie Clark, New Farm, Brisbane, and beloved husband of Katherine Elaine Clark.
He give his life, his best, his all.
Mr. Jas. Clark, of Brisbane, has received from the War Office, Whitehall, under date October 26, the following communication in reference to his son, whose death in action in Mesopotamia was recently reported :-" I have it in command from his Majesty the King to inform you, as next of Kin of the late Second Lieutenant Arthur Vivian Clark, of the Gloucestershire Regiment, that this officer was mentioned in a despatch from Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake, dated August 24, 1916, and published in the third supplement to the 'London Gazette ' of October 17, dated October 19, 1916, for gallant and distinguished service in the field. I am to express to you the King's high appreciation of these services, and to add that his Majesty trusts that their public acknowledgment may be of some consolation in your bereavement."