condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Cenotaph record

John Charles Clark

Lay a poppy
Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 5 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 5 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

Contribute ›
  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Clark AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 23974 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
    26 August 1880 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Forres, Scotland Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J. Clark (father), Forres, Morayshire, Scotland AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

Contribute ›
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 23974 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

Contribute ›

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›
  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Carpenter/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

Contribute ›

Prisoner of war

Contribute ›
  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

Contribute ›
  • Medical notes
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      6' 2" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      174 lb AWMM

Last known rank

Contribute ›
  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
  • Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.
    Proceeded overseas to France from Sling Camp, 19 August 1916; joined unit, in the field, 26 September 1916.
    Admitted to 2nd NZ Field Ambulance, 12 May 1917 (accidentally injured: fractured 2nd phalanx, 2nd toe, right foot: unloading sleepers: injury serious; soldier not to blame); transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 13 May 1917; to 14th General Hospital, Wimereux, 23 May 1917; to England, 23 May 1917, and admitted same day to 2nd NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; discharged to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 24 May 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 23 June 1917.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 5 April 1918.
    Detached to Rest Camp, 20 August 1918; rejoined unit, 4 September 1918.
    Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Northumberland', 23 March 1919; discharged, 7 June 1919.
    Total war service: 3 years 116 days (of which 2 years 349 days were abroad). AWMM
Read more

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name

Roll of Honour

Remember John Charles Clark by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of John Charles Clark

Leave a note

Contribute ›

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›

The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

Creative Commons LicenseOnline Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.