CLARKE, Richard Francis
| Service Number: | 1664 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1915, Wondai, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cudgen, New South Wales, Australia, 28 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Goomeri, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Cudgen Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 16 October 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tourgeville Military Cemetery, France Plot 4, Row D, Grave 13, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goomeri & District Roll of Honour WW1, Goomeri 'Supreme Sacrifice' Honour Board, Goomeri Hall of Memory, Goomeri Memorial Clock Tower, Kilkivan Shire of Kilkivan Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1664, Wondai, Queensland | |
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| 17 Aug 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' |
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| 17 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Brisbane | |
| 16 Oct 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 1664, 26th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1664 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-10-16 |
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| 2 Sep 1919: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Mont St Quentin / Peronne |
Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
From the London Gazette 18 Feb 1919, and 10 Jan 1920;
"On two seperate occasions during the atack east of Mont St. Quentin, on the 2nd September, 1918, when machine guns were causing great trouble, he rushed the enemy posts single-handed, each time putting the gun out of action. When his section became casualties, he collected a few men and led them against enemy posts, inflicting many casualties."
Submitted 27 November 2014 by John Edwards
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alex Clarke, of Goomeri, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. CLARKE R.I.P.
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