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CLARK, John Kinmond
| Service Numbers: | 2387, 2387b |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Scotland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Port Wakefield, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 20 July 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 13A, Site 65 License expires 31 December 2032 |
| Memorials: | Port Wakefield Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2387, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2387, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2387b, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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27 Battalion
Rank - Private
14 November 1916 - Disembarked Plymouth
19 December 1916 - Transferred from the 50 Btm to the 27 Btn
10 July 1918 - Wounded in action. Gunshot wound to right shoulder (severe).
12 December 1918 - Returned to Australia on board HMAT Nestor result of gunshot wound to the right shoulder received in July 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Betsy Calrk of 105 Hawke Hill, Dundee, Scotland. Husband of Olive(Ollie) Gaitly Clark(nee Wickham). John and Olive married in the Catholic Presbytery, Balaklava on 16 June 1919. Father of Jack Clark. At time of death John was residing in St Leonards, South Australia
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