LCpl. Robert McGavin Clark

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LCpl. Robert McGavin Clark

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Death: October 14, 1917 (22)
No. 44 Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium (World War I: Died of Wounds.)
Place of Burial: [V. B. 10.], Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
Immediate Family:

Son of William Robert Clark and Letitia Clark
Brother of Edward Clark; Harold Clark; Frank Clark; Arthur Clark; Norman Clark and 3 others

Occupation: New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 'A' Coy. 4th Bn. 3rd.
Find A Grave ID: 13948320
Service No: WWI 26/746
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
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About LCpl. Robert McGavin Clark

Robert McGavin Clark was the son of William Robert Clark and Letitia Clark (nee Lyford) who had married in 1884. His parents were living at Matamata when he enlisted to serve during World War I. Robert saw action in Egypt with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, and then Belgium. He was wounded in Belgium, and died of those wounds at the No. 44 Casualty Clearing Station in Belgium on 14 October 1917. Robert was buried in the Nine Elms British Cemetery.

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohca-cl.html / Ref 5.4.2021
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LCpl. Robert McGavin Clark's Timeline

1895
April 30, 1895
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
1917
October 14, 1917
Age 22
No. 44 Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium
October 14, 1917
Age 22
Nine Elms British Cemetery, [V. B. 10.], Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium