Owen James CLARKE
Regimental number 4978
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Hairdresser
Address 183 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Height 5' 5.5"
Weight 119 lbs
Next of kin Sister, Miss E Clarke, 183 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service Served in the Senior Cadets, 45th Bn (3 years); 45th Australian Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (1 month; still serving at time of AIF enlistment)
Enlistment date 4 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 11 August 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 5th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/22/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular Enlisted 11 August 1915 - 5th Bn, 15th Reinforcement; taken on strength, 59th Bn, 20 April 1916.
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or wounding Battle of Fromelles, France
Age at death 19
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 167
Other details
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength of 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Posted missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note on B.103, 'presume buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regimental number 4978
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Hairdresser
Address 183 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Height 5' 5.5"
Weight 119 lbs
Next of kin Sister, Miss E Clarke, 183 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service Served in the Senior Cadets, 45th Bn (3 years); 45th Australian Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (1 month; still serving at time of AIF enlistment)
Enlistment date 4 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 11 August 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 5th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/22/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular Enlisted 11 August 1915 - 5th Bn, 15th Reinforcement; taken on strength, 59th Bn, 20 April 1916.
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or wounding Battle of Fromelles, France
Age at death 19
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 167
Other details
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength of 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Posted missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note on B.103, 'presume buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Owen James CLARKE
Regimental number 4978
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Hairdresser
Address 183 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Height 5' 5.5"
Weight 119 lbs
Next of kin Sister, Miss E Clarke, 183 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service Served in the Senior Cadets, 45th Bn (3 years); 45th Australian Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (1 month; still serving at time of AIF enlistment)
Enlistment date 4 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 11 August 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 5th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/22/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular Enlisted 11 August 1915 - 5th Bn, 15th Reinforcement; taken on strength, 59th Bn, 20 April 1916.
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or wounding Battle of Fromelles, France
Age at death 19
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 167
Other details
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength of 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Posted missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note on B.103, 'presume buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regimental number 4978
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Hairdresser
Address 183 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Height 5' 5.5"
Weight 119 lbs
Next of kin Sister, Miss E Clarke, 183 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service Served in the Senior Cadets, 45th Bn (3 years); 45th Australian Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (1 month; still serving at time of AIF enlistment)
Enlistment date 4 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 11 August 1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 5th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/22/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular Enlisted 11 August 1915 - 5th Bn, 15th Reinforcement; taken on strength, 59th Bn, 20 April 1916.
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or wounding Battle of Fromelles, France
Age at death 19
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 167
Other details
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Taken on strength of 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Posted missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Note on B.103, 'presume buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Inscription
"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Gravesite Details
"The fortune of war, has denied this known and honoured, ANZAC, Private Owen James Clarke, burial given to his comrades in death."
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