Benjamin Clark
Service Number
2366
Military Unit
2nd Bn Australian Infantry (AIF)
Date of birth
Date of Death
20 Jul 1916 (36 years old)
Place of Birth
Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He attended Loughborough Grammar School and worked as a hardware assistant in Australia.
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
He was the son of Benjamin and Betsy Ann Clark. He was the husband of May Clark (later Wymark) of 'Wilfred' 660 Old South Head Road Bondi New South Wales Australia.
Military History
His unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Becourt Military Cemetery, Bercordel-Becourt Grave Reference: I T 18
Extra Information
Obituary published 30th August 1916 in the Nottingham Evening Post:
CLARK. - On July 21st, 1916, of wounds, Lance-Corporal Benjamin Clark (of Sydney), Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force, late of Nottingham and West Bridgford. - From his sorrowing wife.”
Above is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Photographs
Benjamin Clark
Photograph published on 9th September 1916 in the Nottingham Evening Post and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918