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CLARKE, James Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6672, 5672 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St John's RC School, Clifton Hill |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6672, Brunswick, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6672, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6672, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5672, 5th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5672 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Barbara Krnos
His father was Thomas Clarke, living at North Fitzroy in 1916. Died from machine gun wounds to the lower part of his body, 1800 yards NE of Pozières, 3300 yards SE of Vauvillers, France.