Kenneth (Ken) CLARSON

Kenneth (Ken) CLARSON Update Details

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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 Wall 6 _ Section 7
Memorials:	Esk War Memorial

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

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