BORN HULL 09/04/1889. SON OF ALFRED & MARIA BERTHALINA CLARK OF 3, FANNY’S TERRACE, CLARENDON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BROTHER OF HARRIET, BERTHA AND ALICE. A DOCK LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX PRIVATE, 4470, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED, AS PRIVATE, 43252, “D” COMPANY, 10TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. DIED OF WOUNDS, AT THE 20TH CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, ON 17/10/1917, AGED 30.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 17/10/1919. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFTTO HIS FATHER ALFRED.
HE IS BURIED AT TYNE COT CEMETERY, BELGIUM. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “HE SLEEPS WITH ENGLAND’S HEROES IN THE WATCHFUL CARE OF GOD”.
| Name | George Alfred Clark |
|---|---|
| Death Date | 17 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Durham Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 10th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 43252 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 4770, East Yorks Regt. |
First name:
GEORGE ALFRED
Military Number:
43252
Rank:
Private
Date Died
17/10/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
30
3, FANNY'S TERRACE, CLARENDON STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
