John Clarke
Service Number
16768
Military Unit
1st Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Date of Death
22 Dec 1914 (32 years old)
Place of Birth
Unknown
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
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Family History
He was the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke of 421 Alfreton Rd., Nottingham (CWGC).
Military History
Private John Clarke, served with the 1st Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, he was killed in action on 22nd December 1914, eleven days after landing in France. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial (Panel 26 and 27).
Extra Information
Nottingham Post 'In Memoriam' (abridged), 22 December 1915, 'Clarke. Private John Clarke eldest son of Elizabeth Clarke 421 Alfreton Road, killed in action France December 22nd 1914 aged 32. Mother, brother, sisters.'
Photographs
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