From information supplied by his son

Thomas Alfred Clark was the eldest of about 10 children, three of whom served in World War I.

Thomas Alfred Clark was a bushman in North Auckland and enlisted aged about 31. He served at Gallipoli and took part in the Daisy Patch Advance, where only one in three New Zealanders got through. While at Gallipoli he was wounded twice and was hostpitalised on both occassions - first in Malta and then back in New Zealand at Rotorua, c1916.

However, he was more fortuante than his two brothers, who also served in WWI. Private Frederick Herbert Clark (12/2665) of the Auckland Infantry Regiment was killed in action at France on 2 July 1916. His memorial can be found at the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery in Armentieres, France (Ref: I.C.15).

Lance Corporal Samuel Goodall Clark (10/1132) of the Wellington Regiment was killed in action at Gallipoli on 8 August, 1915 - his twentieth birthday. His memorial is at the Chunuk Bair Memorial for Anzac soldiers (Ref: 18).

Thomas Alfred stayed in New Zealand after his time in hospital, marrying in 1917 and later taking up land at Oratia as part of the Soldier Resettlement Scheme. After the Depression, he worked as a labourer on various farms.

His son, George W. Clark (199420) served in WWII in the 2NZEF. He served from late 1942 to 1944 with the 3rd Division in New Caledonia. He was based at Divisional Headquarters because of an injured hip and he stayed there when the rest of the Division went on to La Vella. He worked in the Military SEcretary's Office with D and E Platoon. AWMM