William Henry CLARKE

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Service Number:	3486
Enlisted:	1 November 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia, 24 June 1887
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	St Joseph's Christian Brothers School, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Cabman
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 17 May 1917, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Grevillers British Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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1 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
12 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3486, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
12 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3486, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
14 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion
15 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3486, Bullecourt (Second), (abdomen, chest and jaw) in action during a very heavy bombardment and full frontal attack on the 54th Battalion’s front line. He died of his wounds two days later at the 29th British Casualty Clearing Station at Grévillers, Pas-de Calais.
17 May 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 3486, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3486 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-17

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