Robert Boyce CLARKE

Regimental number20098
Date of birth6 April 1895
Place of birthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
Address8 Nelson Street, Petone, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 8.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabella Clarke, 8 Nelson Street, Petone, Wellington
Previous military serviceNo 5 Battery, New Zealand Garrison Artillery, Territorial Force (still serving at time of enlistment)
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham Camp, Upper Hutt
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 61 Aparima on 19 August 1916
Final rankSergeant
Final unit3rd Battalion, The New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDischarged in England
Discharge date13 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front, Mesopotamia, Persia

attached to Dunsterforce 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1971
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 31