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CLARK, Claude Kenneth
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2016, 2573 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 January 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glen Huon, Tasmania, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Battery Point State School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Photo engraver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2016, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2016, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 1 Jul 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, Allotted new SN 2573 | |
| 7 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2573, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2573, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to groin. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 1 October 1916. | |
| 3 Mar 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2573, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2573 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-03-03 |
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