Richard Francis CLARKE DCM

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CLARKE, Richard Francis

Service Number:	1664
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 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
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: ''
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
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

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