Ernest Edward Dowling CLARKE

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CLARKE, Ernest Edward Dowling

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	2 May 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt)
Born:	Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, 19 May 1869
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse Breeder
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 January 1941, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated
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World War 1 Service

2 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt), Melbourne, Victoria
2 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt), Gazette -- Promotion -- Remount Officer
6 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt), Embarked Melbourne for Egypt per H.M.T. "Clan MacCorquodale"
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt), Disembarked Suez, Egypt
22 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt), Embarked Egypt for Australia per H.M.T. "Kaiser I Hind"
20 Jul 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt), Discharge from service -- Appointment Terminated (End of Voyage)

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Ernest Edward Dowling Clarke

Ernest Clarke joined the AIF on a temporary basis to deliver a batch of horses to Egypt for the Army. He was promoted to the rank of Honourary Lieutenant in the A.I.F. for the duration of his voyage only and allotted for duty as a Remount Officer on the vessel.

As Mr Clarke was a well-known horse breeder and "leading studmaster", it was decided his appointment was necessary to assist with the care and management of the A.I.F. Remounts being dispatched on the transport "Clan MacCorquidale". He had previously held a commission in the Royal Navy and was considered specially qualified for the position.

After disembarking in Egypt, Mr Clarke obtained a short stint of leave and then boarded transport H.M.A.T. " Kaiser I Hind" at his own expense for his return to Australia. Upon disembarking in Australia, his appointment was terminated, and Mr Clarke went back to his stud.

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