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)
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.
France: Yes
Campaign Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Rank: Private
Kingscote Honour Board Yes
Penneshaw Honour Board Yes
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
Edwin Clark. Tyne Cot cemetery, Belgium.
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