BORN DALTON HOLME, BEVERLEY, 1894. SON OF JANE AND THOMAS MICHAEL CLARK, OF 68 KELDGATE, BEVERLEY (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE WAS WELL KNOWN IN HULL ON THE BILLINGSGATE AND HULL MARKETS. HE ENLISTED IN BEVERLEY. EX, 21852, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2ND YORKSHIRE HUSSARS, WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 09/04/1917, AGED 23. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER JANE. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH, IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 18TH MAY 1917. *
BURIED AT FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “HIS GREATEST GIFT, HIS LIFE”
R. J. Clark, No. 36280, Private John Robert Clark, 2nd B. Alexandra Princess of Wales’ Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Formerly No. 21852 East Yorkshire Regiments.
Born: Beverley, son of Thomas & Jane Clark of 68 Kedgate.
Enlisted: Beverley. Resided: Beverley. Killed in Action: 9th April 1917, aged 23
Commemorated: Neuville-Vitasse Road Cemetery, France, Ref: C16
St. Mary’s Parish Memorial, St. Mary’s Church, Beverley
Yorkshire Regiment section of the 1914-1918 memorial in the Beverley Minster. Keldgate Roll of Honour. Beverley Memorial, Hengate, Beverley
“Pte. J. R. Clark, of Beverley, Killed. Official notification was received on Wednesday by Mr T. M. Clark, 68 Keldgate, Beverley, that his eldest son Pte J. R. Clark, Yorkshire Regiment, has been killed in action in France on April 9th. Pte Clark had been at the front about 12 months and previous to joining the army was in business for himself as a fruiterer and was 22 years age.” (BG, Photograph, Saturday 12th May 1917)
