Son of Alice and the late William Clarke, of 19 Alfred Street, Musselburgh, Dunedin.

Brother of William Clarke (8/1215), who also served during World War I.

"The following letter has been received from Sergeant W. Clark [sic], who writes from the military hospital at Heliopolis:- 'I have just come back from the Dardanelles, after a very hard time. We landed at the Dardanelles on Sunday, April 25, and Arthur – the writer's brother – was not feeling too well, but he would go with the rest of the boys. We had only landed about six hours before he met his death by a piece of shell striking him in the temple, killing him instantly. It was very hard luck, after being such a short time on the field.'" (from an article entitled 'Very Hard Luck', Auckland Weekly News, 24 June 1915, p. 19)

Plugge's Plateau was captured by the 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade on 25 April and named later from the commander of Auckland Battalion, Colonel A Plugge, CMG, whose headquarters were there. It became a battery position, a reservoir, and a position on the 'Inner Line' of defences. The Anzac Headquarters were on its western slopes. AWMM