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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" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Battery Point St George's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 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 | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2573, 5th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2573, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
James Alexander and Caroline CLARK, Risdon Road, Hobart, Tasmania
'He had won 10 Gold Medals - 3 Gold Badges, a Silver Watch and some Silver Badges which he won in various Athletic Sports in Tasmania. He was considered the Champion and fastest runner in Tasmania and won the Gold Medal for the highest jump in Tasmania.'
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