WARK, Harold Wallace
| Service Number: | 1986 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camperdown, Victoria, Australia, September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Timboon, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Meningitis, At Sea - United Kingdom, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Timboon Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1986, 58th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1986, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ellen Magill
Harold Wallis Wark was raised in Timboon, where his father, Thomas was a sawmiller. His father died of pneumonia in 1908 and 14 year old Harold helped with his younger family members. He worked hard and became a farmer.
He enlisted at Warrnambool and after embarking his mother heard that he was in good health and spirits, when they arrived in Fremantle.
14 days after leaving Fremantle, Harold was admitted to the ship's hospital. He was diagnosed with meningitis. Just 10 days after his cheerful letter to his mother. He was buried at sea.
Reference Notes of James Affleck and Peter Younes.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 25th July…… Private Harold Wallace Wark was born at Camperdown, Victoria in 1894. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 22nd February, 1916 as a 21 year old, single, Farmer.
Private Harold Wallace Wark embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Ajana (A31) on 8th July, 1916 with the 15th Infantry Brigade, 58th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements. He was admitted to Ship’s Hospital on 19th July, 1916 with symptoms of Influenza.
Private Harold Wallace Wark died at 6 pm on 25th July, 1916 at Sea on board HMAT Ajana (A31) from Meningitis. He was buried at Sea at 8 am with Military Honours (see map below).
Private Harold Wallace Wark is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
[Second Corporal William George Bill, 9824, 9th Field Company Engineers, also died on board HMAT Ajana (A31) while at Sea from Meningitis. He died on 20th July, 1916 & was also buried at Sea.]
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/u---w.html
(NOTE: Unfortunately the full research will not be available on the website until mid August, 2021)
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