BiographySecond Lieutenant Arthur Clark served in the British Army and was awarded a Mentioned in Despatches on 24 August 1916, after his death.
He originally enlisted with the AIF in the 2nd Light Horse Regiment on 2 September 1914 and served in the Middle East and Gallipoli. He enlisted as a Private, transferred briefly to the Royal Flying Corp before receiving a General Commission, in the British Army, in September 1915.
His wife Katherine traveled to Egypt, when he left Australia with the Light Horse Regiment, to be near him.Age25Date of Death20 April 1916Civil employmentGrazierEducatedBarker CollegeRelationshipsSon of James and Jessie Clark, husband of Katherine E Clark.
Service Information
RankSecond LieutenantRegiment7th Battalion Gloucestershire RegimentMemorial or CemeteryAmara War Cemetery, IraqMemorial/Cemetery Barker CollegeMemorial NotesThe Barker College First World War memorial is six bronze panels on two brick pylons which list the names of former students who served and died in the First World War. The pylons sit on either side of steps from the playground below the Head of School's office.KeywordsWW1Barker CollegeFirst World War
Arthur Vivian Clark. Hornsby Shire, accessed 09/06/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/5206