Edwin Johns CLARK

Surname: CLARK
Christian Names: Edwin Johns
Date & Place of Birth: 1876, Brighton, Victoria
Service Number: 3353
Service Unit: 9/48th Battalion
Date & Place of Enlistment: 22nd June, 1916, Adelaide (40)
Profession prior to Enlistment: Farmer, (Wanbi – will 7/6/16)
Date of Return to Aust. & Date of Discharge: N/A
Date KIA: 12th October, 1917
Place KIA: Passchendaele. Buried Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium (Plot XVIII, Row D, Grave #5)

Death index

Given Name(s): Edwin Johns
Last Name: CLARK
Death Date: 12 Oct 1917
Gender: M
Age: 40y
Approx. Birth Year: 1877
Marital Status: S
Residence: Wanbi
Death Place: [FRA]
District: Adelaide
Symbol: W
Book/Page: 419/571

Next of Kin (NOK) Address

Father: Alexander James Clark
Mother: Elizabeth Clark (nee Johns)
Sister(s): Mrs Agnes Williams.

Service

France: Yes
Campaign Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Rank: Private
Kingscote Honour Board Yes
Penneshaw Honour Board Yes

KI Connection: 

Resolved to be placed on Fallen Soldiers monument at Kingscote. District Council of Kingscote. (1925, September 19). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191554635

1901-1913 Resident 12 years - see Valedictory WISANGER NEWS. (1913, August 16). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 6.  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189504813

Resident 1912 Wisanger Festival. (1912, September 28). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 4.  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191638512. Also MacGillivray News. (1912, November 23). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 3.  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191632514. 1913 Secretary EMU BAY SPORTS. (1913, February 1). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 4.  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189512879. 

Kleing Ref: {886}

Service Number: 3353
Enlisted: 22 January 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 48th Infantry Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town: Parkside, Unley, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial
Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of  Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

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Edwin Clark. Tyne Cot cemetery, Belgium.