GUILDFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FORMER STUDENTS ENLISTED 2/4TH MGB

Former Guildford Grammar School Students enlisted 2/4th MGB

WX9136 L/Cpl CLARKE, Basil William James:  enlisted 30 Oct 1940 and later joined 2/4th MGB 12 Platoon under CO Lt. Wedge.

He was son of William and Daisy Clarke.  Born Northam and farmed Cadoux.

Clarke left Singapore with ‘A’ Force Burma Green Force No 3 Battalion to work on the northern end of the Railway, mostly in Burma.  They firstly sailed to south west Burma to repair airfields at Victoria Point.

He was evacuated from Aungganaung 105 km camp to Khonkan Hospital Camp 55 km 3 Jul 1943 with a tropical ulcer.  His right leg was amputated through middle of thigh on 22 Sept 1943, during this operation he was held down by his mate Jack Thorpe. Please read the story of this procedure. 

Miraculously Basil Clarke survived his ordeal and returned to Australia.