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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
James Clark |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
James |
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| Surname: |
Clark |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
29746 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Miss A. Clark (sister), Heddon Bush, Southland, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
18th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 66 |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
43 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
13 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Entrenching Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Somme, France |
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| Date of Death: |
16 April 1918 |
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| Age at Death: |
23 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Meteren Military Cemetery, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
II. M. 321. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
James Clark was the son of David Fraser Clark and Sophia Clark, of Invercargill, New Zealand. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
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