Walter John Clarke

Forenames

Walter John AWMM

Surname

Clarke AWMM

Service number

WWI 12/3590 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

E.F.D. Clarke (son), care of Mrs G. Rustin, Moss-town, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 12/3590 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Bushman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 08 Jan 1916-08 Feb 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 37 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Private AWMM 9th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Died after discharge from the NZEF from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service. AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM

Walter Clarke was the husband of A. Hooks (formerly Clarke), of Cowes Bay, Waiheke Island, New Zealand.

Next of Kin: Mr H. Clarke, Archill, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

5 Jul 1917 AWMM
Age  32 AWMM

Cause of death

Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Wesleyan Public Block C, Section 7, Plot 18 AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21894873
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643049/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643049
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  21: 14
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• HMNZT 37. Quinn's Post. New Zealand troopship magazine. As transport no. 37 the "Maunganui" carried the 9th Reinforcements, departing New Zealand 8 January 1916 and arriving Suez 8 February 1916. O.C. Troops was Capt. W.T. Joll and Ship's Master Capt. L. Worrall.
• Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.