Matthew CLARK

CLARK, Matthew

    Service Number: 1322
    Enlisted: 28 November 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Bushy Park, Tasmania, Australia , 12 April 1889
    Home Town: Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
    Schooling: Glenora State School, Tasmania, Australia
    Occupation: Miner
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 30 July 1915, aged 26 years
    Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
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    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Bushy Park War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    28 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Adelaide, South Australia
    2 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1322, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
    2 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1322, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
    30 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1322, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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    Biography contributed by St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School

    Matthew Clarke was born in Hobart Tasmania. He attended the state school of Glenora. He was a Roman Catholic and grew up to be a miner. He enlisted in the Australian military on the 28th of November 1914 as a private. He was in the 10th battalion in the 2nd reinforcement. He embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 on the 2nd February 1915. Matthew Clarke was Killed in Action 10 August 1915. I am very thankful for people like Matthew who served our country well.

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