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CLARK, Frederick Donald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9597 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 January 1920 |
| Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Udney, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 18 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Illness, Thailand, 23 April 1945, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 G 55, Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 Jan 1920: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 9597 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 9597, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
| 4 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 9597, HMAS Adelaide (I) | |
| 10 Apr 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2, Transferred from HMAS Adelaide. | |
| 30 Nov 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 9597, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
| 20 May 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 9597, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2, The Battle for Crete - May 1941 | |
| 10 Feb 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 9597, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2, Australia's Northern Periphery | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Imprisoned Australia's Northern Periphery, Captured after HMAS Perth was sunk during the Battle of the Sunda Strait. | |
| 23 Apr 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 9597, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2, P.O.W. Death. |
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