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CLARK, Walter James William

CLARK, Walter James William

Male 1894 - 1917  (23 years)   Has 20 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name CLARK, Walter James William
    Nickname Wally
    Birth 1894  Hotham West, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Military Service 17 Jul 1915  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    A.I.F. 6th Company Machine Gun Company 
    • Regimental number2134
      Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
      ReligionRoman Catholic
      OccupationCarpenter and joiner
      Marital statusSingle
      Age at embarkation21
      Next of kinFather, James Clark, 14 Villiers Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
      Enlistment date17 July 1915
      Rank on enlistmentPrivate
      Unit name21st Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
      AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
      Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
      Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
      Unit from Nominal Roll6th Company Machine Gun Company
      Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 17 July 1915 - 4th Rfcts 21 Btn; TOS, 21 Btn 7 January 1916; transferred to 6 MGC 9 March 1916.
      FateKilled in Action 3 May 1917
      Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
      Age at death23
      Place of burialNo known grave
      Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France

      Villers-Bretonneux is a village about 15 km east of Amiens. The Memorial stands on the high ground ('Hill 104') behind the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy, which is about 2 km north of Villers-Bretonneux on the east side of the road to Fouilloy.
      Panel number, Roll of Honour,
      Australian War Memorial177
      Miscellaneous information from
      cemetery recordsTown. North Melbourne, Victoria
      Other details

      War service: Western Front

      Medals: British War Medal, Victory Meda
    Reference Number W0125 
    _UID 4C25D13484FB4AE1B320D2373E5FF20A953D 
    Burial 1917  Villers-Bretonneux, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Villers-Bretonneux Memorial 
    • No known grave.
      Panel number, Roll of Honour,
      Australian War Memorial:- 177
      Miscellaneous information from
      cemetery records:- Town. North Melbourne, Victoria
      Other details:- War service: Western Front
      Medals:= British War Medal, Victory Medal
    Death 3 May 1917  Bullecourt, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3022  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026

    Father CLARK, James William George,   b. CALC 1870   d. 27 Jul 1930, Richmond, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Mother WITTICK, Julia Mary,   b. Abt 1874, North Melbourne, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1929, Croydon, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Marriage 1893  North Melbourne, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Munster Terrace 
    • CLARK — WITTICK.— On the 6th July, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. T. Copeland, James William George, eldest son of Mr. James Clark, of South Melbourne, to Julia Mary ("Siss"), eldest daughter of Mr. Walter John Wittick, of Munster-terrace, North Mel-bourne. Sydney papers please copy.

      Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935), Saturday 15 July 1893, page 42
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - A.I.F. 6th Company Machine Gun Company - 17 Jul 1915 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • FACT World War 1 Regimental number:- 2134
      TYPE Military Service
      DATE 17 JUL 1915
      PLAC France
      NOTE Place of birth:- Melbourne, Victoria
      Religion:- Roman Catholic
      Occupation:- Carpenter and joiner
      Marital status:- Single
      Age at embarkation:- 21
      Next of kin:- Father, James Clark, 14 Villiers Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
      Enlistment date:- 17 July 1915
      Rank on enlistment:- Private
      Unit name:- 21st Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
      AWM Embarkation Roll number:- 23/38/2
      Embarkation details:- Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
      Unit from Nominal Roll:- 6th Company Machine Gun Company
      Other details from Roll of Honour Circular:- Enlisted 17 July 1915 - 4th Rfcts 21 Btn; TOS, 21 Btn 7 January 1916; transferred to 6 MGC 9 March 1916.
      Fate:- Killed in Action 3 May 1917
      Place of death or wounding:- Bullecourt, France
      Age at death:- 23
      Place of burial:- No known grave
      Commemoration details:- Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] B.D. & M. (Index) Vic, 4377 / 1895, Sau 0006. (Reliability: 3).