Alfred Ambrose CLARKE

Regimental number69337
Date of birth21 September 1897
Place of birthTimaru
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Clarke, 330 Tinakori Road, Wellington
Enlistment date22 September 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force. 34th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 100 Ulimaroa on 8 February 1918
Discharge date25 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 8 February 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 29 March 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France from Camp Sling, 20 April 1918; taken on strength, 2nd Entrenching Bn, 30 May 1918.

Transferred to 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 29 June 1918, and posted to A Company.

Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 19 August 1918; transferred same day to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station; to No 2 Canadian General Hospital, 20 May 1918; discharged to Base Depot, 25 August 1918; rejoined Bn, 10 September 1918.

Admitted to 2nd NZ Field Ambulance, 5 October 1918 (gas); transferred to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 6 October 1918; transferred by Ambulance Train to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 7 October 1918; discharged to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 21 October 1918.

Marched out to United Kingdom for return to New Zealand, 23 January 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Rimutaka', 5 April 1919; discharged, 25 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 78, p. 4
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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