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CLARKSON, Archibald Ernest

Service Number:	2639
Enlisted:	7 August 1916, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Elmore, Victoria, Australia, 13 September 1897
Home Town:	Colbinabbin West, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 25 April 1918, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-les-Pernois, France I. A. 19.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Colbinabbin Private Archie Clarkson Memorial Plaque, Colbinabbin Roll of Honour WW1, Colbinabbin War Memorial

World War 1 Service

7 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2639, 59th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2639, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2639, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
23 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2639, 59th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Shrapnel wound right leg
24 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2639, 59th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW abdomen (severe)

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