Sergeant Frank Austin Clark

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Clark, Frank Austin

Date of birth: 1870-09-28

Place of birth: Niagara Falls Ontario Canada

Next of kin: Ruth Emma Clark (Wife) 3154 Bruce Street Regina, Saskatchewan

Marital status: married

Occupation (attested): Constable

Address: RNWMP Barracks, Regina

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1926-02-18

Cause of death: Died after the war of related injuries/illness

Regimental number: 1250636

Highest Rank: Sergeant

Rank detail

Sergeant (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Sgt. Frank Clark shortly before leaving for Petawawa in 1916

Black, Clark, Wills, McIntosh Most likely in France

LAC ID: 102093

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B1735-S003

Uploader's Research notes:

September 1916 to Petawawa for training with 77th Battery CFA

October 4th to 13, 1916 - HMS Saxonia to Liverpool then to Shornecliffe and Shoreham, England

22/11/16 TOS to 37th Battalion

18/12/16 SOS 37th - TOS 1st Can. Infantry Works Battalion (due to overage at 46yrs)

08/01/17 To Havre and to field in France

22/05/18 TOS 14th Brigade CFA (58th howitzer as gunner)

28/10/18 to 29/11/18 - Spanish Flu - 14th Canadian Field Ambulance to 18th General Hospital Dannes Damiers

Wounded three times and awarded three blue wound chevrons.

Reunited with 14th Brigade

25/12/18 SOS from 14th to Kimmel Park

18/01/19 H.M Aquitania Debkd-Halifax January 24, 1919

Dicharged in Regina 17/02/19

18/02/26 Died of complications from lung injuries due to being gassed during WW1

In 1926 following his death he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal and Class A Badge #67522

[Sergeant Army Canadian Field Artillery 77th Battery ]

Date added: 2009-12-05

Last modified: 2013-07-20