Robert Alxander CLARKE

Regimental number4/702
AddressLansdowne, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, G H Clarke, Lansdowne, Masterton
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
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Mentioned in Despatches

'As chief clerk of the General Staff Branch he has had an onerous and responsible task during the last few months and especially during the fighting on the Somme. He has shown a capacity and devotion to duty of a high order.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 4 January 1917

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth

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