Pte. Herman Frederick De Wet Clarke

• Private in AIR, file number 19124.
• Embarked Wellington, 29 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 September 1916.
• Admitted to Military Hospital, Devonport, 28 September 1916 (cystitis); transferred to 3rd NZ General Hospital, 6 October 1916; discharged to Convalescent Depot, Codford, 6 October 1916; proceeded to Sling Camp, 11 November 1916
• Proceeded overseas to France from Sling Camp, 15 November 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 December 1916.
• Found guilty, 9 February 1917, of insubordinate language: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, 10 February 1917.
• Reported missing in action, 21 February 1917; taken prisoner of war.
• Died, Limburg, Germany, of wounds received in action, 21 February 1917.

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