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IVINS, Clark Davis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX21908 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yandina, QLD, 1 April 1919 |
| Home Town: | Yandina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Australia, 5 April 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ 7 76 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial, Townsville 2/12th Battalion Roll of Honour, Yandina War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX21908 | |
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| 17 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 1 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX21908, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph Thomas Ivins and May Matilda Ivins, of Yandina
A painter prior to enlisting on 1 July 1941, he embarked from Sydney on 1 November 1941 for the Middle East. Pte Clark was in Milne Bay when he was hit by an explosive bullet from a Japanese sniper, on 1 September 1942. He was evacuated to a hospital ship and then transported back to Brisbane. He died from his wounds on 5 April 1943. He was 24 years old.
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