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Surname: CLARK
Forename(s): Clarence
Place of Birth: Skipton, Yorkshire
Service No: 37281
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Essex Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 'B' Coy 1/5th Battalion
Division: 54th (East Anglian) Division
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1918-11-26
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: 210.
CWGC Cemetery: BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Clarence Clark was the son of James and Emily Clark, née Russell. James was born at Terry Booth near South Kyme, Lincolnshire and Emily at Skipton, Yorkshire. Clarence was the cousin of Private David Russell (2282) (q.v.); Private David Russell (2431) (q.v.) and L/Sergeant John Willie Russell (14703) (q.v.).
1901 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 8, Cromwell Street - Clarence Clark, aged 5 years, born Skipton, son of James and Emily Clark.
1911 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 8, Cromwell Street - Clarence Clark, aged 15 years, born Skipton, son of James and Emily Clark.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte C Clark, 37281, Essex R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte C Clark, 37281, Essex.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Clarence Clark, 37281, 1/5th Bn Essex Regt. Date and Place of Death: 26.11.18. Pneumonia. Syria. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father Sole Legatee - James. £25 10s. 8d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Clarence. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mr James Clark. Relationship: Father. Address: 8, Cromwell Street, Skipton.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
CLARKE, Clarence, aged 23, Essex Regiment, 8, Cromwell Street, Skipton, died of pneumonia, 1917.
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Private Clarence CLARK
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Essex Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 54th (East Anglian) Division
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23 November 1917
SKIPTONIANS WOUNDED IN PALESTINE
Two Skiptonians who have been taking part in the fighting in Palestine have been wounded - Private James Judson, Essex Regiment, whose wife lives in Cowper Street, and Private Clarence Clark, Essex Regiment, son of Mr. J. Clark, 8, Cromwell Street, Skipton. The latter, who has received a gunshot wound in the thigh, formerly worked as a dyer's labourer at Park Shed, while Private Judson had previous to joining up in January last been foe 26 years in the employment of Mr. Foster Horner, Caroline Square.
06 December 1918
CLARK - November 26th, 1918, died in Palestine, Private Clarence Clark, 27281, B Company, 1/5th Essex Regiment, son of Mr. Clark, 8 Cromwell Street, aged 23 years.
06 Decemeber 1918
Private Clarence Clark, Skipton
Mr. Clark, 8 Cromwell Street, Skipton, received the sad news during last week-end that his son, Private Clarence Clark, of the Essex Regiment, had died in Palestine from pneumonia. Pte. Clark was 23 years of age, and was formerly in the employ of Messrs. Wilkinson, dyers, Skipton. He enlisted about three years ago, and had been on active service in the Far East about two years.
28 November 1919
CLARK - In loving memory of our dear brother, Private C. Clarke, 1/5th Essex Regiment, died at Beirut, Palestine.
Just when his life was brightest,
Just when his days were best;
God thought it best to call him
Into eternal rest.
From Mr. and Mrs. Norton and Family, The Green, Rylstone.
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23 November 1917
SKIPTON SOLDIERS WOUNDED
Pte. James Judson, of the Essex Regiment, husband of Mrs. Judson, of Cowper Street, Skipton has been wounded in Palestine. Pte. Judson, who is 38 years of age, enlisted in January last, and was sent to Egypt in May. Prior to enlisting he had for 26 years been employed as a painter by Mr. Foster Horner.
Mr. J. Clark, of 8, Cromwell Street, Skipton, also received word that his son, Pte. Clarence Clark, of the Essex Regiment, is suffering from gun shot wounds in the thigh, received in the recent fighting in Palestine. Prior to joining up he was employed as a dyer's labourer at Park Shed, Skipton.
06 December 1918
CLARK - Pte. Clarence Clark, 27281, 'B' Coy., 1/5th Essex, who died in Palestine, Egypt, Nov. 26, 1918, son of Mr. James Clark, 8, Cromwell Street, Skipton, aged 23.
06 December 1918
Skipton Soldier's Death in Palestine
Mr. Clarke, of 8, Cromwell Street, Skipton, has received news that his son, Pte. Clarence Clark, Essex Regiment, has died in Palestine from pneumonia. He had been in Palestine about two years, and had been joined up three years. He was 23 years of age. Before enlisting he was employed by Messrs. Wilkinson, dyers, Skipton.
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