Albert Philip CLARKE

Regimental number6/2093
Date of birth28 January 1895
Place of birthWaikaia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Addressc/o Box 9, Willowbridge, South Canterbury
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinFather, P R Clarke, Box 9, Willowbridge, South Canterbury
Previous military serviceServed in D company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Philip R and Elizabeth Cassels Clarke, 82 Byron Street, Sydenham, Christchurch. Native of Waikaia, Southland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 28 July 1915.

Killed in action, 7 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21894834

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