Rupert Alfred Clack (1885–1963)
Rupert Alfred Kimber Clack (1885-1963) enlisted in the AIF on 17 May 1915. He gave his occupation as butcher. His height was given as 5 feet 8 inches, and he had a dark complexion, grey eyes and dark hair. He was a driver with the 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train. He arrived at Lemnos, in Greece in July 1915 and served on the Gallipoli Peninsula in September. That same month he was sent to a hospital in Malta suffering from dysentry and was then transferred to London. He returned to Australia on 17 March 1916 suffering from shell shock.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service file, B2455, Clack R A (National Archives of Australia)
- birth notice, Age (Melbourne), 21 March 1885, p 5
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Clack, Lottie Adelaide (wife)
- Clack, Mary (mother)
- Clack, Alfred (father)
- Kimber, Sarah Jane (aunt)
- Cagney, Elizabeth (aunt)
- Walton, Jane (aunt)
- Kimber, Caroline (aunt)
- Andersen, Martha (aunt)
- Kimber, John (uncle)
- Kimber, James (uncle)
- Walton, Thomas (uncle by marriage)
- Isworth, Harry Alexander Bouverie (uncle by marriage)
- Palmer, Henry (uncle by marriage)
- Cagney, Martin David (uncle by marriage)
- Kimber, Rosanna (grandmother)
- Kimber, James (grandfather)
- Anderson, Sarah Jane (cousin)
- Isworth, James Francis (cousin)
- Walton, George James (cousin)
Citation details
'Clack, Rupert Alfred (1885–1963)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/clack-rupert-alfred-31690/text39154, accessed 7 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
8 March,
1885
North Melbourne, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
19 October,
1963
(aged 78)
Armadale, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Cause of Death
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