J. A. | Clarke | |||||||
Forename(s) | John Alexander | |||||||
Surname | Clarke | |||||||
War | World War I, 1914-1918 | |||||||
Serial No. | 23/1346 | |||||||
Date of Birth | 30 January 1890 | |||||||
Place of Birth | Auckland | |||||||
Religion | Presbyterian | |||||||
First Known Rank | Rifleman | |||||||
Occupation before Enlistment | Carpenter | |||||||
Next of Kin | Mrs Annie Clarke (mother), Victoria Street, Hamilton, New Zealand | |||||||
Marital Status | Single | |||||||
Enlistment Date | 24 August 1815 | |||||||
Age on Enlistment | 25 | |||||||
Enlistment Address | Eltham, New Zealand | |||||||
Military District | Wellington | |||||||
Body on Embarkation | 2nd Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade | |||||||
Embarkation Unit | E Company | |||||||
Embarkation Date | 13 November 1915 | |||||||
Place of Embarkation | Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||
Transport | HMNZT 35; HMNZT 36 | |||||||
Vessel | Willochra or Tofua | |||||||
Destination | Suez, Egypt | |||||||
Page on Nominal Roll | 130 | |||||||
Military Awards | 1914 – 1915 Star | |||||||
British War Medal | ||||||||
Victory Medal | ||||||||
Discharge Date | 3 February 1918 | |||||||
Reason For Discharge | No longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action | |||||||
Place of Death | Ngahinepouri | |||||||
Date of Death | 19 April 1965 | |||||||
Biographical Notes | The 1925 Electoral Roll for Hamilton, has John Alexander Clarke, a builder, residing at 44 Norton Road, Frankton. | |||||||
Archives NZ source | Military personnel file. URL: | |||||||
Sources Used | Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919Auckland Museum – Cenotaph Online | |||||||
Further References | New Zealand Herald, 26 September 1916, Page 9, Column 1. URL: | |||||||
New Zealand Society of Genealogists. ‘New Zealand Elections, Five Significant Rolls’ CD. | ||||||||