Frederick Arthur CLARK

Regimental number6/1485
Date of birth19 June 1890
Place of birthChristchurch
OccupationOfficer Merchant Marine
Address545 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 5.5"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinFather, G S Clark, 545 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21894455

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