CLARKE, Arthur John
| Service Number: | 7143 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Ground Training Schools |
| Born: | Surrey, England, 21 March 1907 |
| Home Town: | Edithvale, Kingston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Toynton, Lincolnshire, England |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Naval Battle Hsk Kormoran, Indian Ocean (HMAS Sydney), 20 November 1941, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Sydney Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Sydney Memorial (Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 7143 | |
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| 12 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 7143, RAAF Ground Training Schools |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Charlotte Emma Clark of UK and Husband to Dorothy Alberta of Victoria Australia.
Also Listed on HMAS Sydney Memorial Geraldton Western Australia,9 RAAF Squadron Memorial at the Seaplane Memorial in Rathmines NSW,The Shrine of Rememberence Melbourne and AWM Canberra.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Six members of Number 9 (Fleet Cooperation) Squadron RAAF based at Rathmines were deployed aboard HMAS Sydney to fly and maintain the ship's aircraft; they were all killed when HMAS Sydney and the German auxiliary cruiser HSK Kormoran engaged in a Naval battle in the Indian Ocean - Flying Officer (Pilot) Raymond Barker Barrey 407000 / Corporal Arthur John Clarke 7143 / Leading Aircraftman Richard Dodds 15452 / Corporal Roy Ebenezer Foster 9347 / Leading Aircraftman Keith Homard 35338 / Sergeant Sidney Marley 3967
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