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CLARK, Gordon Colvin Lindsay
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6225 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Vic., 1896 |
Home Town: | Derby, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Student |
Memorials: | Derby WW1 Roll of Honour, University of Tasmania |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6225, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
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24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6225, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Botanist, Melbourne | |
3 Jun 1919: | Honoured Military Cross, Military Cross 'Near Rosiers, on the night of 22nd-23rd August, 1918, he showed great skill and courage in pushing up R.E. material through heavy artillery and machine gun fire, and it was mainly through his untiring efforts that the work of consolidation was able to be commenced immediately the attacking troops reached their objective.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67 Date: 3 June 1919 |
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