Thomas George CLARK

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CLARK, Thomas George

Service Number:	698
Enlisted:	3 September 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Montieth, South Australia, 15 January 1894
Home Town:	Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 7 September 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnside Public School Roll of Honour, Murray Bridge Hospital Memorial Gates, Murray Bridge Roll of Honour WW1

World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
17 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 698, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
17 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 698, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne
7 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 698, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 698 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-07

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Biography

"THE LATE CORPORAL T. G. CLARK.

Mr. A. Clark, of Monteith, has received news that his son, Corporal T. G. Clark, died of wounds received in France on September 7, 1916. The late Corporal T. G. Clark enlisted on September 2, 1914. He sustained a sprained ankle at the landing on Gallipoli on April 25, 1915. He was sent to Malta for a few weeks, but returned to Gallipoli early in June, and stayed there until the evacuation. He arrived in France at the beginning of June. Corporal Clark was respected by all who knew him." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 07 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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