Private Herbert Francis Clarke
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Clarke,
Herbert Francis
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
- Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- 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
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