CLARK, Percy Macquarie
(Service number 12690)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Staff sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 7 January 1894 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | 21 years | |
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| Address at Enlistment | The Maitai, Nelson | ||
| Occupation | Banker | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Claude Houghton Haffenden CLARK (father), Rajpottama, The Maitai, Nelson | ||
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 | New Zealand Army Pay Corps | ||
| Date | 6 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 June 1960 | Age | 66 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
| Cause | Aplastic anaemia | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Percy Macquarie Clark was the son of Claude Haughton Haffenden and Mary Frances (née Freer) Clark. Percy gave a total of 3 years and 141 days of service, all of it in Egypt. His brothers George Harold Freer clark and Henry Claude Clark also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [23 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [23 January 2017]
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