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CLARKE, Robert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19843 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1917, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Squadron Engineers |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 6 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Millaa Millaa, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maryborough School, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Atherton, Queensland, Australia, 19 June 1944, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland Section B, Row A, Site No 14 |
| Memorials: | Millaa Millaa WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19843, 1st Field Company Engineers, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. | |
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| 16 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 19843, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 19843, 1st Field Company Engineers, SS Canberra, Sydney | |
| 27 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, EDP Corporal. Reverts to Sapper 26 Jan 1918 | |
| 22 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Squadron Engineers | |
| 13 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Squadron Engineers |
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