Herman Clarke
Born 18 Nov 1894 - Died 21 Feb 1917
- Service number
- WWI 19124 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Herman AWMM
- Surname
- Clarke AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 19124 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 18 Nov 1894 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Date of birth
- October 1900Public - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
1900/942Clarke Herman Frederick DeWet Alice May MaudWalter John - October 1900Public - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
1900/942Clarke Herman Frederick DeWet Alice May MaudWalter John - October 1900Public - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
1900/942Clarke Herman Frederick DeWet Alice May MaudWalter John - October 1900Public - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
1900/942Clarke Herman Frederick DeWet Alice May MaudWalter John
- October 1900
- Place of birth
- Inglewood, Taranaki New ZealandPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - Ancestry
- Inglewood, Taranaki New ZealandPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - Ancestry
- Inglewood, Taranaki New ZealandPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - Ancestry
- Inglewood, Taranaki New ZealandPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - Ancestry
- Inglewood, Taranaki New Zealand
- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Mother Alice May MaudPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
- Mother Alice May MaudPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
- Mother Alice May MaudPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
- Mother Alice May MaudPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
- Mother Alice May Maud
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- W.J. Clarke (father), Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Walter JohnPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
- Walter JohnPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
- Walter JohnPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
- Walter JohnPublic - Gail - Researcher - 9 December 2021 - BDM
- Relationship status
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Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 19124 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 26 Jul 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 59 or HMNZT 60 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata or Ulimaroa AWMM Private AWMM 15th Reinforcements, J Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
- WW1 POW - Germany AWMM
21 Feb 1917 AWMM - Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM
Died of wounds 22/2/1917 as POW (103 & 2090A show 21/2/1917) AWMM - Height, WWI AWMM
5' 7" AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
137 lb AWMM
- Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Embarked Wellington, 29 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 September 1916.
Admitted to Military Hospital, Devonport, 28 September 1916 (cystitis); transferred to 3rd NZ General Hospital, 6 October 1916; discharged to Convalescent Depot, Codford, 6 October 1916; proceeded to Sling Camp, 11 November 1916
Proceeded overseas to France from Sling Camp, 15 November 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 December 1916.
Found guilty, 9 February 1917, of insubordinate language: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, 10 February 1917.
Reported missing in action, 21 February 1917; taken prisoner of war.
Died, Limburg, Germany, of wounds received in action, 21 February 1917.
Next of Kin: Mrs A. Hooks. Devonport, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 21 Feb 1917 AWMM
- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed or died while a Prisoner of War AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Douai Communal Cemetery, Douai, France AWMM A. 25. AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
http://www.cwgc.org
Sources Used - Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21894780
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
37: 24 - NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- The ulima-roarer : a collection of wails & fishy stories, etc., from the Indian Ocean. (1916). [Indian Ocean]: [15th Reinforcements].
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- New Zealand Expeditionary Force - Prisoners of War Taken by the Enemy during (the) Period August 1914 to November 1918 [Listed by Surname in Alphabetical Order], Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R26112295)
- 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.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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