BORN SHERBURN, MALTON, YORKSHIRE, 1899. SON OF HARRY VASEY CLARKE (1874-1942) AND ALICE SHERWWOD (1869-1934), OF SHERBURN, MALTON, YORKSHIRE, AND 17 NEWLAND GREEN, NEWLAND PARK, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). BROTHER TO LYDIA AND SYDNEY. HE ENLISTED AT HULL AS 114266 TERRITORIAL RESERVES. POSTED TO FRANCE AS PRIVATE. 75851, 1/4TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. CAPTURED. DIED AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY, ON 27/09/1918, AGED 18. HE IS BURIED AT WORMS (HOCHHEIM HILL) CEMETERY, GERMANY.
First name:
JOHN WILLIAM
Military Number:
75851
Rank:
Private
Date Died
27/09/1918
Place died:
Worms (Hochheim Hill) Cemetery, Germany
Age:
18
