Herman CLARKE

Regimental number19124
Date of birth18 November 1894
Place of birthInglewood
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusWidowed
Height5' 7"
Weight137 lbs
Next of kinFather, W J Clarke, Hospital, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), J Company (Unattached Infantry)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 22 February 1917
Place of burialDouai Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 25), France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 29 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 September 1916.

Admitted to Military Hospital, Devonport, 28 September 1916 (cystitis); transferred to 3rd NZ General Hospital, 6 October 1916; discharged to Convalescent Depot, Codford, 6 October 1916; proceeded to Sling Camp, 11 November 1916

Proceeded overseas to France from Sling Camp, 15 November 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 December 1916.

Found guilty, 9 February 1917, of insubordinate language: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, 10 February 1917.

Reported missing in action, 21 February 1917; taken prisoner of war.

Died, Limburg, Germany, of wounds received in action, 21 February 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 24
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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