CLARKSON, Francis Maurice
(Service number 47122)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 07/06/1881 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 16 Harper Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Storeman | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs F. CLARKSON (wife), care of Mrs J. Christmas, Clive Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 October 1944 | Age | 63 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Francis Maurice Clarkson was born on 7 June 1881 1892 at Timaru, the son of Frederick Charles and Annie Elizabeth (née Cory) Clarkson. In 1915 at St Mary's Church, Timaru, he married Annie Victoria Christmas. Their only child, Nancy. died in 1925, aged just 8½ years.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [03 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [03 December 2016]
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