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CLARK, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4085 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Five Dock, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Croydon Public School |
| Occupation: | Golf Pro |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4085, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement 4085, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked 4085, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4085, 53rd Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4085 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Barbara Krnos
John Clark was the son of Alexander and Jane Clark of Five Dock. He joined the army on 19 October 1915, aged 27 & 11 months. Up until then he had been a golf professional.