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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Trooper Frank Clark |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Trooper |
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| Forename(s): |
Frank |
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| Surname: |
Clark |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
13/892 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Trooper |
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| Next of Kin: |
Thomas Clark (father), Te Pahu, Waikato, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Te Pahu, Waikato, New Zealand |
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| Enlistment Date: |
15 December 1914 |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
4th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Auckland Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: |
17 April 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
127 |
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| Campaigns: |
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| Military Awards: |
- 1914-15 Star
- British War Medal
- Victory Medal
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| Last Unit Served: |
Auckland Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
28 August 1915 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Frank Clark was the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Clark, of Te Pahu, Hamilton, New Zealand, and the brother of Herbert Clark (46116).
- He was killed in the second assault on Hill 60 and reported missing 29 August 1915
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, full length, studio |
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| Further References: |
- Military personnel file listed at Archives New Zealand. Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
- AWMM Clark, Frank. Letters, 1915 - 1916. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 98/8
- Frank Clark. Letters with photographs. Video commissioned by the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Producer Storyboard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5uFzwzEVhQ
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Stowers, R. (2005). Bloody Gallipoli: the New Zealanders' story. Auckland, N.Z., David Bateman.
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