Henry John Thomas (Tom) CLARKE

CLARKE, Henry John Thomas

Service Number: 838
Enlisted: 5 February 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 18th Infantry Battalion
Born: Genenpen, Auckland, New Zealand, 1894
Home Town: Lochiel, Bega Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 22 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Pambula District Soldiers Memorial
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World War 1 Service

5 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 838, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 838, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 838, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Francis James Clarke, Lochel Pambula, New South Wales

Private H. J. T. Clarke, a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Clarke, of Lochiel, aged 21, and one of the crack shots of the district, has been reported missing. Before enlistment, Private Clarke was engaged in  farming.