W Clarke is included in a list of over 100 Port men who responded to a recruiting appeal in early 1916.
1916 'THEY SAY "YES."', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 26 February, p. 3. , viewed 30 Jul 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91168274
Place of Birth: Tilbury, England
Age: 19 years 1 month
Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 7 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 3710 view online service record
Address:
211 Princes Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
George M Clayton (father)
48 Altmore Avenue
Eastham, London, England
Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 23 November 1915
Ship: HMAT Ceramic A40
Port: Adelaide, SA
Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 12th Reinforcements
Fate:
KIA: Thursday, 4 July…
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 26 years 3 months
Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 4 January 1916 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 6348 view online service record
Address:
139 Clark Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
William James Cleland (father)
139 Clark Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Monday, 20 March 1916
Ship: HMAT Armadale A26
Port: Sydney, NSW
Unit: 2nd Field Company Engineers - 15th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Tuesday,…
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 26 years 2 months
Enlistment Details: Saturday, 12 September 1914 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 696 view online service record
Address:
139 Clark Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
William James Cleland (father)
139 Clark Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 22 December 1914
Ship: HMAT Ulysses A38
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
Fate:
RTA: Tuesday, 1 July 1919
Discharged: Wednesday,…
Place of Birth: Hamilton, VIC
Age: 18 years 6 months
Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 30 November 1915 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 3790 view online service record
Address:
151 Farrell Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Thomas Gordon Cleverley (father)
151 Farrell Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 8 February 1916
Ship: HMAT Warilda A69
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion - 9th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Thursday, 29 May…
Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC
Age: 25 years 3 months
Enlistment Details: Monday, 18 January 1915 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 1852 view online service record
Address:
170 Princes Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Phyllis Clifford (wife)
288 Ross Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Wednesday, 14 April 1915
Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion - 4th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Tuesday, 14 January…
Place of Birth: New Beckton, London, England
Age: 27 years 1 month
Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 18 August 1914 - Broadmeadows, VIC
Service Number: 79 view online service record
Address:
125 Stokes Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Alice Clissold
376 Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Monday, 19 October 1914
Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 4th Light Horse Regiment
Fate:
RTA: Sunday, 15 September 1918
Discharged: Friday,…
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 22 years 7 months
Enlistment Details: Thursday, 17 September 1914 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 428/1406 view online service record
Address:
74 Crockford Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Mary Leopold Clough (mother)
74 Crockford Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 22 December 1914
Ship: HMAT Ulysses A38
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
Fate:
RTA: Tuesday, 8 October 1918
Discharged: Friday,…
Place of Birth: Carlton, VIC
Age: 25 years
Enlistment Details: Thursday, 13 January 1916 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 4390 view online service record
Address: 400 Montague Street Albert Park, VIC
Next of Kin: Thomas Croath (father) 125 Inglewood Road Bendigo, VIC
Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 29 March 1916 Ship: RMS Orontes Port:…
Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC
Age: 26 years 7 months
Enlistment Details: Monday, 8 February 1915 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 348 view online service record
Address: 403 Coventry Street South Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin: George Cobban (father) 403 Coventry Street South Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 10…