Charles Henry Clark
Service Number
8525
Military Unit
1st Bn Lincolnshire Regiment
Date of birth
Date of Death
14 Sep 1914 (24 years old)
Place of Birth
Sturton le Steeple
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a professional soldier
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
Charles was born at Sturton le Steeple in 1890 the son of Charles Gray a farm worker and Annie Eleanor Clark (nee Thompson),In the 1901 census we find him at the the workhouse in Gainsborough, this may have spurred him on to joining the army as he became a professional soldier, because on the 1911 census we find him serving as a private with the 1st battalion Lincolnshire Regiment on a tour of Arabia, Cyprus and Gibralter.
Military History
He enlisted in Lincoln and served with the 1st battalion Lincolnshire Regiment and was killed in action in France very early in the war on 14th September 1914.He is buried in Vailly British Cemetery, France
Extra Information
Information on Charles Clark has been provided courtesy of the Misterton and West Stockwith history group
Photographs
Charles Henry Clark
Photo provided courtesy of The War Graves Photographic Project www.twgpp.org
Charles Henry Clark
Photo shows Vailly British cemetery France where Charles Henry Clark is buried, photo courtesy of CWGC