John CLARK

CLARK, John

    Service Number: 386
    Enlisted: 7 January 1916, West Maitland, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire, Scotland., 1891
    Home Town: Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Blacksmith
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 22 September 1917
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fauldhouse (Scotland) War Memorial, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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    World War 1 Service

    7 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 386, 34th Infantry Battalion, West Maitland, NSW
    2 May 1916: Involvement Private, 386, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    2 May 1916: Embarked Private, 386, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
    22 Sep 1917: Involvement Private, 386, 4th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 386 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-22

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Husband of Mrs Maggie Clark, Harle Street, Hepburn, Newtown, Weston, New South Wales

    Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

    He is one of four Australian soldier casualties of the Great War honoured on the Fauldhouse war memorial. Born at Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire. Fauldhouse (Scots: Fauldhoose, Scottish Gaelic: Falas) is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. It is about halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The nearest towns to Fauldhouse are Whitburn and Livingston.

    Other neighbouring villages include Longridge, Shotts and Stoneyburn.

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