CLARK, Elmo Harry
| Service Number: | 6481 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tas., 1893 |
| Home Town: | Cradoc, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Saw Mill Accident, Hobart Public Hospital, Hobart, Tas., November 1933 |
| Cemetery: |
Cradoc Cemetery,Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Cradoc Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6481, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6481, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6481, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
CRADOC FATALITY
Struck by Emery Wheel
Mill Owner Succumbs
HOBART, Monday
The death occurred at the Hobart Public Hospital early this morning of Elmo Harry Clark (40), of Cradoc, in the Cygnet district, as the result of heat injurice he received at a saw mill at Cradoc on November 9 last. The deceased, who was an orchard ist, had leased a mill to Mr. J. H. McVilly, and visited it on November 9. He was demonstrating the correct manner to sharpen a saw on an emery wheel which had not been in use for some time, when a portion of the stone, which was belt driven, broke as it gathered speed. The stone struck the deceased with great force on the forehead, inflicting a deep wound and fracturing his skull. He was conveyed to the Hobart Hospital,
and was unconscious for some days, succumbing this morning after a temporary improvement.
The deceased, who was married, with two children, was well known in the district. Inquest Opened An inquest was opened this after soon before Mr. G. Crosby Gilmore (coroner). Evidence of identification was given by Ernest Short, a relative, residing at North Franklin, and the enquiry was adjourned until Friday next.
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