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Surname: CLARKE
Forename(s): Alfred Charles
Place of Birth: Bentham, Yorkshire
Service No: 32474
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: York and Lancaster Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 1/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 24
Date of Death: 1918-04-12
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 125 to 128.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: HIGH BENTHAM, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Alfred Charles Clarke (born 15 September 1894) was the son of Henry and Martha Ellen Clarke, née Thompson. Henry was born at Stratford St Mary, Suffolk and Martha at Bentham, Yorkshire.
1901 Bentham, Yorkshire Census: Main Street - Charles Clark, aged 6 years, born Bentham, son of Henry and Martha E. Clark.
1911 Bentham, Yorkshire Census: High Street - Charles Clarke, aged 16 years, born Bentham, son of Henry and Martha Ellen Clarke.
The British Army Service Record for Alfred Charles Clarke exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Alfred C. Clarke, 32474, Y. & L. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Alfred Charles Clarke, 32474, 8th York. & Lanc. R.; 9th York. & Lanc. R.; 1/4 York. & Lanc. R. Assumed Dead 12.4.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Alfred Charles Clarke, 32474, 1/4 Y. & L. Date and Place of Death: 12.4.18. France. Death presumed. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother Sole Legatee - Martha E. £14 10s. 8d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Alfred. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Martha Ellen Clark. Relationship: Mother. Address: Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster.
A short biography of Alfred is included in: ‘Bentham’s Part in the Great War 1914-18’ by Allan and Marilyn Hartley (2019).
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: York and Lancaster Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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