William Walter CLARKE

Regimental number45668
Date of birth15 December 1875
Place of birthWaikato
ReligionFree thinker
OccupationFruitgrower
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 6"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Clarke, Maunu Road, Whangarei
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 January 1917
Place of enlistmentWhangarei
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs W Clarke, Hora Hora Road, Whangarei, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to C Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 32
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21894931

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