Military History

He enlisted into the Artillery as a Gunner and was transferred to Maribyrnong, Victoria for further training 15.7.1917.
Embarked Melbourne per HMAT ‘Port Sydney’ for Egypt 9.11.1917.
Roll Rank Gunner.
Roll Unit 30th Reinforcement, Field Artillery Brigade.
Clark disembarked at Suez 12.12.1917. His unit was entrained for Alexandria and embarked 18.12.1917 for Taranto. They disembarked at this port 22.12.1918 before continuing their voyage to England. He disembarked at Southampton 4.1.1918 and marched in to  Knook Camp, Heytesbury for training. Clark was hospitalised at Sutton Veny with Measles 26.1.1918. He proceeded overseas to France and marched in to the Australian General Base Depot 22.4.1918. Clark was transferred to the 10th Field Artillery Brigade 3.5.1918 and wounded in action, gassed, possibly in the vicinity of Villers-Bretonneux on the Somme 8.6.1918 (Reported West Australian Newspaper 4.7.1918). He was discharged to the Australian General Base Depot 15.6.1918 and promoted to Bombardier 17.11.1918, then Temporary Corporal in 1919. Carter was demobilized and listed for return to Australia.
Embarked from Southampton per ‘City of Exeter’ 12.7.1919.
Returned/Disembarked Fremantle 16.8.1919.
Discharged 9.9.1919.
Final Rank Corporal, Field Artillery Brigade.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Photos Jack Addis Clarke . Photograph source courtesy Guildford Grammar School Archives
             HMAT Port Sydney A15. Originally Star of England. Photographer unknown, photograph AWM C02483
             Soldier and horses with gas masks 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM K00035
             Ruins of Chateaux near Villers-Bretonneux 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced AWM E02983
             Clark Jack Addis. Image located in the Western Mail. 19.7.1918 p35

Information Source
AWM C02483. HMAT Port Sydney A15. Originally Star of England. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM K00035. Soldier and horses with gas masks 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E02983. Ruins of Chateaux near Villers-Bretonneux 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the pItcorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E04851. Gassed Australian soldiers awaiting treatment, Boise deL'Abbe 1918. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial, Embarkation Roll- Jack Addis Clark
Guildford Grammar School Archives
Guildford Grammar School Honour Roll GS
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Clark J A
St. Matthew’s Honour Roll
West Australian Newspaper
WEstern Mail
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories.SLWA

70 Swan St, Guildford, WA.

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