Samuel Goodall CLARK

Regimental number10/1132
Date of birth26 July 1889
Place of birthThames
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway porter
AddressHuntly
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 10"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinThomas H Clark, Oratia, via Waikumete
Previous military serviceServed for 6 months in Northern Wairoa Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date3 September 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs Thomas H Clark, 50 Virginia Avenue, Eden Terrace, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 May 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 340 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21894642