William Henry CLERKE

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CLERKE, William Henry

Service Number:	5324
Enlisted:	21 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Veterinary Hospital
Born:	Port Pirie, South Australia, 28 June 1895
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Port Pirie, South Australia, 15 June 1955, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Section Protestant Reserve E; Plot 98
Memorials:	Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1

World War 1 Service

21 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5324
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 5324, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 5324, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
10 Aug 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 5324, Australian Veterinary Hospital
27 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5324, Australian Veterinary Hospital
Date unknown:	Wounded 5324, 27th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Rootsweb ID: I56905 Birth Record: 28 June 1895 in Port Pirie, South Australia

Father: William Hudson CLERKE b: Abt 1862
Married: 9/11/1889 in Jamestown, SA
Mother: Louisa Clerke (nee FLAVEL b: 13/9/1869 in Near Tarlee, SA)
mother remarried - Louisa Wallis - living in Solomontown, SA.

Siblings:
Thomas William Hudson CLERKE   b: 17/8/1890 in Port Pirie, SA
Elsie Emma May CLERKE   b: 4/1/1892 in Port Pirie, SA
Richard Roy CLERKE   b: 5/6/1893 in Port Pirie, SA
William Henry CLERKE   b: 28/6/1895 in Port Pirie, SA
Millicent Victoria CLERKE b: 12/4/1897 in Port Pirie, SA
Effie Gladys CLERKE   b: 10/3/1899 in Port Pirie, SA
Dorothy Myrtle CLERKE b: 30/8/1901 in Port Pirie, SA
Charles Leslie CLERKE   b: 5/9/1903 in Warnertown, SA

Next of kin in service:
Brother:
2611 - Richard Roy Clerke (also known under Clarke)
Driver in 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
28/7/1915 enlisted
27/10/1915 embarked Port Adelaide, onboard HMAT Benalla A24
1/10/1917 died of wounds
Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium

Uncle John Sydney Dickson and Aunt Caroline Dickson (nee Flavel), Jamestown, SA
Cousins:
2346 - Francis Isaac Dickson
              Private in 27th Infantry Battalion
              22/6/1915 enlisted at Keswick
              14/10/1915 embarked from Port Adelaide on HMAT Themistocles A32
              3/7/1918 killed in action
              Re-interned in Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France

4104 - Morgan James Dickson
          Private in 27th Battalion
              9/8/1915 enlisted
            9/3/1916 embarked Port Adelaide onboard RMS Mongolia
              23/9/1918 returned to Australia

9/1822 Neil Stanley Dickson (MM)
              Lance Corporal - NZ, Otago Infantry Battalion
              1903 left Australia for New Zealand
              18/10/1915 enlisted
              8/1/1916     embarked NZ for Suez, Egypt
              22/10/1916 received Military Medal - gallantry in the field
              6/12/1917    discharged from service in NZ
19/11/1918 passed away from influenza / pneumonia
buried in:    Winton Cemetery, Winton, NZ

1536 - Frederick Roy Vincent Dickson
           10/9/1915 enlisted
           18/11/1915 embarked Port Adelaide, onboard HMAT A2 Geelong
           Private in 9th Light Horse Regiment
           22/12/1915 returned to Australia
           1/2/1920 passed away, buried in Jamestown Cemetery, South Australia

Lived at Solomontown, SA prior to enlisting.

Previously served: 2yrs Sernior Cadets; 2yrs 81st Infantry Battalion.

Described on enlisting as 20yrs 8mths old; single; 5' 7" tall; 128 lbs;
medium complexion; grey eyes; light brown hair; Methodist

21/3/1916 enlisted in Port Pirie, SA

27/3/1916 to Torrens Island Depot

30/3/1916 appointed to B Company, 2nd Depot Battalion, Adelaide

12/8/1916     embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Aelaide, onboard HMAT A70 Ballarat
                    as a Private in 27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
30/9/1916     disembarked into Plymouth, England

30/9/1916 marched into Rollestone, 7th Training Battalion

16/11/1916 proceeded overseas for France, ex England
17/11/1916 admitted to 2nd Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, France

6/12/1916 taken on strength of 27th battalion, France

12/1/1917     sick to hospital (pleuresy)
28/1/1917     embarked onbaord HS Warilda at Havre, France for England
29/1/1917     admitted to 1st London General Hospital

14/3/1917     granted furlo (leave) to England
29/3/1917     returned to Depot
29/3/1917     marched in to Admin Headquarters, Weymouth, England

20/6/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Perham Downs

8/8/1917 transferred from 27th Battalion to Australian Vet Hospital, Calais
10/8/1917 taken on strength as a Trooper of Australian Veterinary Hospital, Calais, France

9/5/1918 posted to 3rd Mobile Vet section

3/3/1919       defective hearing - returned to Australia onboard HMAT Euripides,
                    ex Portland, England
15/4/1919     disembarked into Australia

27/7/1919 discharged from service

Medals: British War Medal (15736) and Victory medal (15694)

Last lived in Port Pirie, SA.

15/6/1955     passed away at 59yrs of age
buried in:       Port Pirie Cemetery
                    Section Protestant Reserve E; Plot 98
                    Minister Officiating CORNISH

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 2/6/2016. Lest we forget.

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