| Accession Number | P05248.025 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2031 Lance Corporal (later Private) John Joseph Clarke, 2nd Field Ambulance ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2031 Lance Corporal (later Private) John Joseph Clarke, 2nd Field Ambulance Australian Army Medical Corps, of Chetwynd East, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 20 March 1916. On 6 August 1915, he was wounded in action at the Dardanelles, Turkey and died at sea of his wounds on 8 August 1915, aboard the H. S. Dunluce Castle. He was buried at sea and is remembered with honour on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.