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CLARK, John Watsford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 290 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkside, South Australia, Australia , 1 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bookseller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 26, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 290, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 290, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 290, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Clark and Eleanor Mary Clark nee Watsford of 1 Carlisle Street, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria formerly 296 Baker's Raod, Glenferrie, Victoria. Brother of Robert James Watson Clark
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Member of the Hawthorn Rifle Club and served in the cadets for about 5 years