ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

CLARK, John

CLARK, John

Full Name: John

CLARK

Date of Birth: 03

–

1871

Place of birth: Yass NSW

England

Occupation: Sleeper Hewer

Address: Walter Street Greenbushes WA

Next of Kin: Wife- Eliza CLARK

Next of Kin Address: Walter Street Greenbushes WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3496A

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-10-02

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-01-17

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-02-07

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: France

Age at Death: 45

Burial Location: Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery Albert France – Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 1.

27/09/1915- Completed Application to Enlist & Preliminary Medical Examination Greenbushes WA
2/10/1915- To 31 Depot Blackboy Hill WA as Private
16/10/1915- To ” A ” Company No. 4 Depot Battalion Blackboy Hill
1/11/1915- To ” A ” Company No. 3 Depot Battalion Blackboy Hill
12/11/1915- Allotted 8th Reinforcements 28th Battalion Blackboy Hill as Lance Corporal Tel-el Kebir Egypt
17/01/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Borda ” bound for Egypt
7/02/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to 7th Training Battalion Zeitoun Egypt
3/03/1916- Taken on Strength 51st Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt & Reverts to rank Private
5/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
12/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
3/09/1916- Reported Missing in Action France
23/045/1917- Court of Enquiry found soldier to have been Killed in Action France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 30759

Victory Medal – No. 30577

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 323363.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Greenbushes War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 152.