Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Henry George Clark Born 22 March 1893 - Died 23 August 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 4/74 AWMM WWI 4/1905 AWMM Also known asClarke AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Sapper Henry George Clark - Military Medal. Archives New Zealand, R24184920. Image may b … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesHenry George AWMM SurnameClark AWMM Ingoa Also known asClarke AWMM Service numberWWI 4/74 AWMM WWI 4/1905 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth22 March 1893 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birthWhakahara, Northern Wairoa, via Dargaville Public - Janice - Other Relative - 21 April 2015 - Family papers Birth notes Address before enlistment'Whakahara', 20 Herbert Road, Mt Eden, Auckland Public - Janice - Other relative - 8 October 2015 - family papers Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 H. Clark (mother), 20 Abbott Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM WW1 Mrs Harriet Clarke (mother), 20 Herbert Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 15 August 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM Pre 4 March 1916 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 4/74 AWMM WWI 4/1905 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Medal (MM) AWMM MM. London Gazette, 28 January 1918, p1405, Rec No 1612: During operation Belle Vue Spur near Passchendale on 12th October, Sapper Clark went forward with 2nd Brigade Forward Station Party about midnight. Under shellfire they wended their way towards the front line. At daylight they were met by heavy machine gun and shellfire. Sapper Clark was twice knocked down by concussion and debris but carried on as most of the party had been knocked out. He was eventually the only visual man left but set up station at Waterloo House. Without cover he got "through" to Abraham's Heights and transmitted messages. At this time Waterloo was heavily shelled and his conduct was of exeptional nature. Sapper Clark has done work of the greatest value throughout the period the division has been on the Ypres Front. AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Railway clerk/Civilian AWMM WW1 Railway clerk/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 HMNZT 1 or HMNZT 2 AWMM Vessel was Moeraki or Monowai AWMM Sapper AWMM Railway Engineers AWMM Samoan Advance Party AWMM WW1 04 Mar 1916-8 April 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 47 or HMNZT 48 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Tofua AWMM Sapper AWMM 10th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Unknown AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of George and Harriet Clark of 20 Herbert Road, Mount Eden, Auckland.This person is listed as Clarke in the Nominal Roll.Next of kin listed incorrecly in Nominal Roll 26 as H. Clark (father) - this should be mother. AWMM Second son of George & Harriet (nee Wooderson) of Whakahara, Northern Wairoa, Northland. George worked for the NZ Railways. He enlisted in 1914 into the NZ Field Artillery (Signals) Corps (4/1905) and his first overseas war experience was at Samoa as part of the liberation force sent there. He went on to France seeing his remaining service on the Western Front. His younger brother Edwin Mitchelson Clark (12/3920)was killed at Paschendaele 4/10/17. On 12th October 1917 George was awarded the MM at this place. He was an avid writer and kept diaries of his wartime experiences. These are now in the possession of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. After surviving many harrowing experiences & near misses he sadly lost his life while attempting to put up a telephone wire at Gezaincourt when a shell landed too close, causing him catastrophic wounds from which he died from. He left behind 8 very sad sisters, a brother & a mother mourning the loss of two of her three sons. He was my great-uncle; my grandmothers brother. Public - Janice - Other relative - 8 October 2015 - Family history & papers Read more Death About death Contribute › Death23 August 1918 AWMM Age 24 AWMM Batneus, Gezaincourt AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Shell blast Public - Janice - Other relative - 8 October 2015 - Family history Death notes CemeteryBagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France AWMM VI A 2 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand AWMM Memorial dedication panel, altar, St Alban's, Dominion Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Roll of Honour, St Alban's, Dominion Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin 2017. AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Memorial plaque, All Saint's Church, Mititai, Northland Public - Janice - Other relative - 23 May 2020 - All Saint's Church Roll of Honour Remember Henry George Clark by laying a poppy. Henry Claude Clark Henry Edward Clark Henry George Clark Henry James Clark Henry John Clark Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Henry George Clark Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21894504 Further Reference The New Zealand Heritage List. War Memorial, Auckland Grammar School, Mountain Road, Epsom, Auckland. http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4472 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 127 AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 26: 22 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 23 May 2020JaniceWaitaraOther relative 08 October 2015JaniceWaitara, Taranaki, New ZealandOther relative 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. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
