| Place | Oceania: Australia, Tasmania, Ellendale |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.143.6 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Print, Postcard |
| Place made | Australia: Tasmania, Hobart |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2304 Private Alfred Clark, 40th Australian Infantry Battalion. Alfred enlisted ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2304 Private Alfred Clark, 40th Australian Infantry Battalion. Alfred enlisted with his brother, 2306 Private Arthur Clark, on 21 September 1916, embarking from Melbourne aboard HMAT Port Melbourne (A16 ) on 21 October 1916. The brothers grew up in Ellendale, Tasmania, where Arthur worked as a farmer and Alfred was a labourer. The two served together, with friends describing them as inseparable.
Alfred was 25 when he was wounded in action on 7 June 1917 at Messines Ridge. He died from the wounds later that day in the 2nd Casualty Station, France. Arthur received a shoulder wound during the same action, however he rejoined the unit on 10 June 1917. He fell ill on 3 July 1917 from valvular disease of the heart (VDH) and was sent for treatment at 11th Casualty Station, France. Arthur was 24 when he died from wounds after an air-raid strike on the facility on 7 July 1917.