Regimental number | 6/1485 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Christchurch |
Occupation | Officer Merchant Marine |
Address | 545 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G S Clark, 545 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 12), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Samuel Clark, St Albans, Christchurch, and the late Emily Frances Clark |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Anzac, 23 May 1915 (impetigo), and transferred to Stationary Hospital, Mudros; discharged to duty, 1 June 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 2 June 1915. Wounded in action, 5 June 1915 (bomb wound, cheek); admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 6 June 1915; transferred to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 28 June 1915; discharged to duty, 2 July 1915; rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 3 July 1915. Killed in action, 7 August 1915. War service: 230 days (of which 175 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21894455 |
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