Clark, Cecil Olbers

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M.C., M.M., Arts I : Lieutenant, 3rd Battn., A.I.F., Gallipoli, France and England. Enlisting 5th October, 1914, and sailing as sergeant 21st December, served at Gallipoli from the Landing to the Evacuation. Crossing to France with battn., served at Fleurbaix where wounded in May, 1916, and at Mouquet Farm where wounded in July. Seconded for duty with 1st Training Battn. in England, 7th November, and, rejoining battn. 6th July, 1917, served at Ypres and was Intelligence Officer from December to September, 1918, returning 24th December. Awarded M.C.* for work at Passchendaele and M.M. at Lone Pine and Mentioned in Despatches. Early education at Sydney High School. * When in charge of a patrol He was suddenly challenged by two of the enemy with fixed bayonets, at a few feet distance, and having no time to draw a revolver, he hit the nearest on the head with his stick and took them both prisoners and brought them to our lines.London Gazette, 22nd June, 1918.

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1890

Clark C.O. : Life.Birth 1890
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Early education at Sydney High School, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
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Early education at Wattle Flat Public School, Wattle Flat, NSW, Australia
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1914

Assistant Teacher at Glen Innes -- NSW, Australia 1914
1914

Enlisted 5 Oct 1914
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Military service as Lieutenant at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; France --, France ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom
1921

Assistant at Campsie -- NSW, Australia 30 September 1921
1921

Assistant at Lakemba -- NSW, Australia 30 September 1921
1930

Principal at Nyngan -- NSW, Australia 24 December 1930
1931

Headmaster at Macksville -- NSW, Australia 2 February 1931
1937

Headmaster at Richmond -- NSW, Australia 1937
1940

Headmaster at Richmond -- NSW, Australia 1940
1954

Retired from teaching 31 Dec 1954
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Military award: M.C. Military Cross on
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Military award: M. Military Medal on
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Member of Teachers' Federation

Gender

Male

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