Simon CLARK

Regimental number6/1263
Date of birth12 December 1887
Place of birthFisher Row, Musselburgh, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address18 Princess Terrace, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.10
Height5' 7.5"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinFather, Simon Clark, 10 Bush Street, Fisher Row, Musselburgh, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 November 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsNew Zealand No 2 Outpost Cemetery (Special Memorial 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Simon and Janet Clark, Musselburgh, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 7 August 1915.

War service: 277 days (of which 237 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21894646