CLARK, John
| Service Number: | 761 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Stanthorpe, 2 August 1880 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, 18 January 1941, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mareeba Pioneer Cemetery, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Normanton Carpentaria Shire Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 761, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 761, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Brisbane |
Enlisted Under Alias John Clark
Andrew Patrick Frawley was born on 2 August 1880 in Stanthorpe. He was working as a Labourer in Normanton when he enlisted under the name of John Clark on 26 Dec 1914 aged 34. He was a Private in the 5th Light Horse Regiment leaving Australia on 9 February 1915. He served in Egypt, Malta and Gallipoli suffering a bullet wound to the hip. He was invalided back to Australia on 2 March 1916. After the war he returned to the Atherton Tablelands where he also used the name John Frawley. He was a War Pensioner when he died in the District Hospital, Mareeba on 18 January 1941 aged 60. The funeral was conducted with military honors and members of the R.S.S.I.L.A. attended.
Submitted 10 April 2024 by Andrew Frawley
Biography contributed by VWM Australia
Not to be confused 761 John Clarke 42nd Battalion