CLARK, Vincent James Valentine
| Service Number: | 5996 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, 21 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Childers, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Childers State School |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Hooge Crater Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial) |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5996, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5996, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5996, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5996, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5996 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles Frederick and Sophia CLARK, Stewart Street, Childers, Queensland
"ROLL OF HONOUR.
CLARK. — In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Vincent James Clark. 25th Battalion, killed in action in France, 19th September, 1917, age 23 years. R.I.P.
In a distant foreign country, Far beyond the ocean wave,
Lies a loving son and brother In a cold and silent grave.
With his comrades in the trenches, Setting care of self aside,
For his King and for his country, Valiantly he fought and died.
(Inserted by his sorrowing parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark, Stewart street, Childers, also by his loving brothers and sisters)." - from the Maryborough Chronicle 27 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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