Regimental number | 23/1592 |
Occupation | Grocer |
Next of kin | Father, Cowley E S Clarke, 620 Gibbon Street, Sydenham, Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Cowley Edward Clarke, 28 Longfellow Street, Sydenham, Christchurch |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 16, p. 2 |