John Matthew Clark writings and other material

MLMSS 10475

fonds

approximately 1900-1943

9650122

0.05 metres of textual material (1 folder)

John Matthew Clark was born in New South Wales. In approximately 1900 he enlisted under the New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, a mounted regiment formed for combat during the South African Boer War, 1899-1902. He embarked in Sydney on board the transport 'Armenian' on 23 April 1900, arriving in Beira, Africa a month later. The regiment returned to Australia on board the transport 'Orient' on 17 July 1901. Clark died in 1943.

References:
New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U52012 (accessed 20 May 2020).
Library acquisition file.

Private John Matthew Clark’s writings, including five handwritten poems and an incomplete memoir, mainly concerning the Boer War. The poems include 'Battle of Hartebeestfontein Poort'; 'The Music of a Shell’; ‘Lilly Fontein' [sic], dated 5 February 1901; 'A Kahaki [sic] Boy'; 'Forget Me Not'; and 'A Sailor Song'. The memoir, titled 'Ridges and Valleys', commences in April 1900 and provides a brief account of his war experiences. Also included is correspondence relating to Clark’s estate, 1943.

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