William James CLARK

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CLARK, William James

Service Number:	2355
Enlisted:	29 March 1915, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Grunthal, South Australia, 11 December 1899
Home Town:	Henley Beach , City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Well sinker
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 27 September 1917, aged 17 years
Cemetery:	Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Plot reference: XIV. F. 13
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Henley Beach Council Fallen WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Henley Beach Council WW1 Service Roll, Henley Fulham Uniting Church Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

29 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA
23 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2355, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2355, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
31 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 10th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for Dardanelles (Gallipoli) on H.M.T. Berrima.
4 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 10th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
17 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 10th Infantry Battalion, Private William James Clark embarked on the HS Maheno for Malta, suffering from dysentery.
17 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 10th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Suffering from dysentery, Private Clark was admitted to the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, before transferring to the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station.
25 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 10th Infantry Battalion, Upon disembarkation, Private Clark was admitted to St Patrick's Hospital, a temporary tented hospital set up in San Gwann, near the Tal-Balal crossroads, in an effort to cope with the rapid increase wounded coming from the Gallipoli campaign. As he recovered, Private Clark would be transferred to St Peter's Convalescent Hospital to regain his strength, before being discharged on 7/12/1915.
13 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 10th Infantry Battalion, After being discharged from hospital, Private William James Clark would embark for Alexandria on the HS Borau, arriving on 13/12/1915.
7 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 10th Infantry Battalion, Private Clark rejoined his unit in Serapeum, Egypt. Upon restructuring of the 1st Division, the 10th Battalion became the 50th Battalion, part of the newly formed 4th Division, and they became known as "The Barrier Battalion".
8 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 50th Infantry Battalion, Private Clark and the 50th Battalion joined the B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force Force) on 5/6/1916, before embarking for France on the Arcadian.
12 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 50th Infantry Battalion, Disembarking in Marseilles, Private Clark would travel through the centre of France via a rail journey. Shortly after the battalion's arrival in France, it became part of a concentration of divisions in the Somme sector, made up from the 1st, 2nd and 4th Divisions.
25 Jun 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 50th Infantry Battalion, GSW left leg and back
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 50th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for Southampton on HMHS St Patrick, for treatment of wounds.
23 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 50th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for Belgium after convalescence and furlough.
27 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 50th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, On 27/09/1917, Private Clark was mistakenly identified as wounded, then wounded and missing in action before confirmation he had been killed in action.
27 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 2355, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2355 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-27

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Albert CLARK and Susan Jane PRETTEJOHN fmly CLARK, Henley Beach, South Australia

CLARK.—Private W. J. Clark, 2315, previously reported wounded, and missing since September 27th, now reported killed in action, France, the only beloved son of Mrs. E. W. Prettejohn, Henley Beach, and brother of Mrs. V. Chapman and Mrs. F. Lowrie, Torrensville, and Mrs. W. Kaehne, Hilton. His duty nobly done.

CLARK.—Private W. J. Clark, 2355, previously reported wounded and missing, now reported killed in France.—Inserted by his loving step-father, L. W. Prettejohn, Henley Beach. Greater love than this can any man do, he laid down his
life for King and country and freedom.

CLARK.—Private W. J. Clark, 2355, killed in action in France on September 27th, the eldest beloved grandson of J. I. Ackland, late of Mount Lofty. Faithful unto death.

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