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CLARK, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 433 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Ipswich, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Greenheads Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1890 |
| Home Town: | North Ipswich, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the LONE PINE MEMORIAL at Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 433, Enlisted at Ipswich, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 433, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 433, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 20 years
Address at the time of enlistment was Down Street, North Ipswich, QLD
Son of George and Margaret Glennie Clark of West Brown Hill, Dudwick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Brother of Alexander Clark of 'Ythan', Pine Mountain Road, North Ipswich, QLD, John Clark of Blackston Road, North Ipswich, QLD and Rachel Clark of Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Militia
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is one of two Australian soldier casualties of the Great War honoured on the Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, War Memorial.
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