WARK, Alexander Keeling
| Service Number: | 3646 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, 31 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Charleville, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Memorials: | Port Broughton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3646, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3646, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3646, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by tony griffin
Alexander Keeling Wark was the son of Francis and Mary Emma (nee Williams) Wark of Port Broughton
Alex was born at Kapunda on 31 January 1887. A cook, he was 30 years old when he enlisted at Toowoomba, Queensland, on 24 February 1916.
Alex was posted to 8 Reinforcements 31 Battalion and embarked from Brisbane on 16 August 1916 aboard HMAT A42 “Boorara”. When the ship docked at Capetown enroute to England on 21 September Alex did not return to the ship and was reported as AWOL. He re-embarked 4 days later aboard HMAT A53 “Itria” and disembarked in Plymouth on 30 October 1916. Alex proceeded overseas to France on 31 December and 4 days later was taken on strength of 31 Battalion. The war had ended when, on 28 November 1918, Alex was accidently wounded in the scalp. He was admitted to hospital in Rouen, France.
Alex embarked from England aboard “Norman” on 4 July 1919 and disembarked in Australia on 15 August. He was discharged on 29 September 1919.
Alex's younger brother, 20526 Pte Frederick Key Wark, served with the Army Medical Corps.
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