{"id":2068,"date":"2021-03-16T22:53:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T08:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/?page_id=2068"},"modified":"2021-04-15T23:11:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T09:11:49","slug":"clark-walter-allan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/clark-walter-allan\/","title":{"rendered":"CLARK Walter Allan"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading]CLARK Walter Allan[\/heading][vc_column_text]\n
Service number VX41816 Australian Army<\/h5>\n

\"\"As a young person Walter lived at the family farm in Yarram, he enjoyed playing cricket and football.<\/p>\n

After Walter married he was employed as a Brick Carter for Hicks Brick Works Officer. He and Olive lived in Whiteside Road, Beaconsfield\/ Officer<\/p>\n

Walter and Olive had four children, Owen William, Errol George, Lorraine Beatrice and Darrel Walter Allan.<\/p>\n

Sadly, Walter was \u201cKilled in action\u201d on 8 September 1942 and is buried at the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n

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Name<\/strong><\/td>\nCLARK Walter Allan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Service Number<\/strong><\/td>\nVX41816 Australian Army<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unit<\/strong><\/td>\n2\/14 Australian Infantry Battalion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\nSecond World War 1939-1945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of enlistment
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		11 July 1940 at Caulfield Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Locality on Enlistment<\/strong><\/td>\nBeaconsfield Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Served<\/strong><\/td>\nPapua New Guinea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of discharge<\/strong><\/td>\nKilled in action<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medals awarded<\/strong><\/td>\nunknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Born<\/strong><\/td>\n25 August 1913 Yarram Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parents<\/strong><\/td>\nOwen Clark and Hannah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Married<\/strong><\/td>\nOlive Eileen Miles in 1935 at Fitzroy, Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\nLabourer on his father\u2019s farm at Yarram<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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