CLARK, Ernest David
| Service Number: | 1672 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 April 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | East Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tramway Conductor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 1 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1672, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' |
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| 19 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1672, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1672, 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1672 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-01 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Ernest David CLARK, (Service Number 1672) was a conductor at the Dowling Street tram depot in 1914.
He was married, to Amelia Maria and allotted three-fifths of his pay to support his ‘wife and children’.
He left Australia through Sydney aboard HMAT ‘Kanowna’ on 19 June 1915 and joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli on 16 August.
In April 1916 he was attached to the 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery in France and remained with that unit until September when he was hospitalised with Influenza. At some stage a trench mortar blew up and Clark became nervous and shaky with irregular heartbeat. He was evacuated to England. After some recovery he had a week’s furlough and it was 23 July before he proceeded overseas to France again, now promoted to Lance Corporal, and re-joined the 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery.
On 21 September he received a gun shot wound to his cheek and back. He died of those wounds on 1 October.
Submitted 30 May 2023 by John Oakes
Biography
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Biography contributed by John Oakes
Ernest David CLARK, (Service Number 1672) was a conductor at the Dowling Street tram depot in 1914. A
Ernest Clark was born in North Sydney in about June 1891.
He was married, to Amelia Maria and allotted three-fifths of his pay to support his ‘wife and children’.
He left Australia from Sydney aboard HMAT ‘Kanowna’ on 19th June 1915. He joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli on 16th August. He was evacuated to Mudros in December and joined the British Expeditionary Force at Alexandria (Egypt). He reached Marseilles in March 1916. In April he was attached to the 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery. He was hospitalised with Influenza in September. At some stage a trench mortar blew up and Clark became nervous and shaky with irregular heartbeat. He was evacuated to England. After some recovery he had a week’s furlough. On 23rd July he went to France again, now promoted to Lance Corporal. He rejoined the 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery.
On 21st September he received a gun shot wound to his cheek and back. He died of those wounds on 1st October.
He was buried by Rev. H.S. Clarke who was attached to the 10th Casualty Clearing Station, in Ljssenthoek Military Cemetery, 1¾ miles S.W of Poperinghe.
Clark’s wife Amelia remarried and became Amelia Maria Smith.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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