| Regimental number | 12/2241 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Post Office, Otorohanga |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, John Clarke, Pukekawa Post Office, Waikato |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on |
| The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Auckland Bn at Gallipoli, 8 August 1918. Wounded in action, Gallipoli (gun shot wound, knee); transferred by HS 'Ascanius' to St David's Hospital, Malta, 25 August 1915; to England, 5 September 1915, and admitted to Bethnal Green Military Hospital, London, 14 September 1915. [Medical record stated: 'Invalided from Dardanelles on account of abrasions of knees through fall and sepses. Admitted here (County of London War Hospital) as Influenza which proved on examination to be paratyphoid.'] Attached to NZ Depot, Hornchurch, 17 February 1916. Admitted to NZ Command Depot, Hospital, Codford, 26 June 1916 (venereal disease); discharged from hospital, 21 July 1916. Admitted to 3rd NZ General Hospital, 20 March 1917 (mumps); discharged to NZ Command Depot, 2 April 1917. Detailed to attend NCOs Course, Tidworth, 30 July 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal while attending School, 30 July 1917. Promoted Corporal, Sling Camp, 1 December 1917. Attended P&BT Course, Gosport, 11-22 December 1917 (rated 'Very Good'). Married Rose Alexandra May LAMPARD, Spinster, Holy Trinity Church, Towbridge, 22 August 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board HT 'Ionic', 14 March 1919; discharged, 22 May 1919. Total war service: 4 years 97 days (of which 3 years 318 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |