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Private Herbert Francis Clarke

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1878-04-24
Place of birth: Margate Kent England
Next of kin: Mary Alice Clarke, mother. Leigh on Sea, Essex, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address: Hensall, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-09-02
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 654801
Highest Rank: Private (47th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 161st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Cambrai

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 1566392
LAC ID: 103761
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1744-S021
Uploader's Notes: Son of Augustus Bagley Clarke and Mary Alice Clarke of Gillingham Kent, England.
Uploader's Research notes: Originally enlisted with the 161st Battalion and after arriving in England aboard the SS Lapland on November 11, 1916 he transferred to the 47th Battalion [Private Army Canadian Infantry 161st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-01