CLARKE, Ernest
(Service number 28616)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank | Second Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Builder | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. E. CLARKE (wife), 25 Bourke Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 August 1918 | Age | 39 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Bapaume, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, France. Memorial stone on Jorgensen family plot in Karori Cemetery, Wellington. | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Wellington Provincial Memorial, Wellington | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Elizabeth CLARKE, of Paekakariki, & the late Thomas CLARKE. Husband of Annie Elizabeth CLARKE, of Havergal House, 93, New Town Row, Birmingham, England. Nephew of Carl JORGENSEN
Sources
Cenotaph Database [08 October 2013]; CWGC [09 October 2013].
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