
| Regimental number | 14393 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Waterside worker |
| Address | 14 Park Crescent, Parnell, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 6' 1" |
| Weight | 175 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Helen Clark, 14 Park Crescent, Parnell, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunaganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 16th (Waikato) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Nine Elms British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 60), Poperinge, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Helen Clark, Grangemouth, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched into 3rd (Reserve) Bn, Auckland Regt, Sling Camp, 23 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 September 1916; marched into NZ Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, 20 September 1916. Taken on strength of 1st Bn, Auckland Regiment, 3 October 1916. Admitted to No.1 NZ Field Ambulance, 7 June 1917 (gunshot wound, head); discharged to Reinforcement Camp, 8 June 1917; rejoined unit, 12 June 1917. Wounded in action, 22 June 1917, and admitted to No.1 NZ Field Ambulance, the same day (gunshot wound, right hand); rejoined unit, 28 June 1917. Proceeded on leave to United Kingdom, 12 September 1917; rejoined unit, 27 September 1917. Wounded in action, 4 October 1917, and admitted to No.3 NZ Field Ambulance the same day (gunshot wounds, abdomen and left arm); transferred to No.44 Casualty Clearing Station, 4 October 1917. Died of wounds, No.44 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 October 1917. MBV |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 3 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21894602 |
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