| Regimental number | 9/550 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Burwood, Lumsden |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Lumsden |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 6' 1" |
| Weight | 184 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs W F Clark, Elles Road, East Invercargill |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | No 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No 5), Surrey, England |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Invercargill (Eastern) Cemetery. Parents: William Frederick and Margaret Clark, 84 Elles Road, Invercargill. Native of Burwood Station, Southland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Egypt for Gallipoli, 20 May 1915. Appointed Acting Sergeant, Mudros, 21 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 26 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Departed for Canal Zone, 23 January 1916. Promoted Sergeant, 4 March 1916. Transferred to No 2 Machine Gun Company, 13 March 1916. Embarked for France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 16 September 1916; admitted to XV Corps Drg Station, 17 September 1916; transferred same day to 1/1 South Midland Division Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to No 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 19 September 1916; to England, 21 November 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea; died of wounds, 5 January 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |