Richard Martyn CLERKE

CLERKE, Richard Martyn

Service Numbers: TX2771, TX239
Enlisted: 20 October 1939
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Wilmot, Tasmania, Australia, 16 July 1910
Home Town: Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling: Friend's School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation: Wool Buyer / Instructor I.T.D.
Died: Killed in Action, New Guinea, 12 October 1943, aged 33 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
(CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot AA. Row B. Grave 5. Personal Inscription~ "ALWAYS REMEMBERED, FOREVER AND A DAY".
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnie Other Wars Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Lieutenant, TX2771
20 Oct 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX239, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX2771, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion

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