CLARK, Albert Edward
| Service Number: | 1733 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenelg, South Australia, 10 August 1886 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 July 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1733, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1733, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1733, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1733 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-24 |
CLARK, Albert Edward
(Researched By His Great Nephew, Dr Milton Clark)
Albert Edward Clark was born at Glenelg, South Australia on 10 August 1886 and was aged 28 years and 2 months when he enlisted in the Australia Imperial Force (AIF) on 14 December 1914. He was 5 feet 8 inches (174cm) tall, weighed 141 lbs (64kgs). and had a chest of 38½ inches (98cm) with an expansion of 3 inches (7.5cm). He had 6/6 vision in both eyes that were B Grey and he had a reddish complexion and brown hair. His religion is recorded as being a Methodist.
In February 1915 Albert was taken on strength of the 10th Infantry Battalion that was part of 3 Brigade which saw action at Gallipoli. In September 1915 he is recorded as suffering from dysentery and spent time in a field hospital on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Albert was later transferred to the Hospital Ship “Nevasa” and after release went on to Cairo at the beginning of October. After the withdrawal from Gallipoli, the 10th Battalion returned to Egypt and Albert rejoined his battalion on 7th January 1916. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 8th March before leaving for France. He disembarked at Marseilles on 3rd April 1915.
The battalion's first major action in France was in July at Pozieres in the Somme Valley. Young Albert was involved in bitter trench warfare against the Germans and was critically wounded on 23rd July He was taken to the 45th Casualty Clearing Station (a field hospital) where on the next day (24 July 1916) he died of his wounds.
LCPL Clark was buried at Dacours Communal Cemetery, 2¾ miles (4km) west of Corbis in France in Plot I, Row C, Grave 13. His personal effects (locket, watch in case and wallet ) were returned to his brother Charles and a pension of one pound per fortnight was awarded to Albert’s mother on 5th May 1917.
Albert was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
LEST WE FORGET
Submitted 13 February 2024 by Graeme Edwards
Biography
"THE LATE CORPORAL A. E. CLARK.
Mr. C. Clark, of Roebuck-street, West Adelaide, has been informed of the death of his brother, Lance-Corporal A. E. Clark, who died of wounds received in action on July 24. He was 30 years of age, and prior to enlisting was employed by Dunstan & Son, Burnside, in which district he made many friends. Another brother is serving at the front." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 19 AUg 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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