Kenneth (Ken) CLARSON

CLARSON, Kenneth

Service Number: 2252
Enlisted: 3 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 1st Field Company Engineers
Born: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 28 September 1896
Home Town: Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Barcaldine State School, Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: School Teacher (later Headmaster)
Died: Natural Causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 14 October 1974, aged 78 years
Cemetery: Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD
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Memorials: Esk War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, 2252, Brisbane, Queensland
28 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2252, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
28 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 2252, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane
26 May 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 2252, 1st Field Company Engineers
10 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, 2252

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Biography

Service Medals: 1914/15 Star,  British War Medal, Victory Medal

Attended the Barcaldine State School where his Father Charles taught from 1901.