Thomas Lander CLARK

Regimental number13/33
Date of birth1 May 1879
Place of birthDevonport, Auckland
True NameCLARK, Thomas Lauder
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationIronmonger
Address53 Calliope Road, Devonport, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 7"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Clark, 53 Calliope Road, Devonport, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed for 5 months in 2nd Regiment, 10th New Zealand Mounted Rifles, South Africa (Boer War); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Watson Clark and Mary Hannah Clark, 64 Lake Road, Devonport, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 362 days (of which 198 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22024360, File 20519263

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