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Douglas Edward William Clark

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas Edward William AWMM
  • Surname
    Clark AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    61127 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 76 Craddock's Road, Styx, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr F.O. Clark (father), P.O. Box 6, Springfield, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
    • Engaged to Mavis Burgess Public - Hannah - 14 October 2017 - Family oral history

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    61127 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Douglas Clark was the son of Frank Oakfield Clark and Beatrice Ellen Clark, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM

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  • Always remembered, taken too young. Dearly loved son of Frank and Beatrice Clark and adored brother of Audrey. Late of Springfield, Canterbury NZ
    Public - Lesley - Direct descendant - 10 February 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2217430
    Sources Used
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    WW2 4: WW2 66 AWMM

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14 October 2017HannahAucklandOther
10 February 2017Lesley Nelson New ZealandDirect descendant

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