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John Herbert Clarke

In memory of:

Private John Herbert Clarke

September 26, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

463258

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

14th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 27, 1888

Son of James Francis and Elizabeth Clarke, of 272, Superior St., Victoria, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 67 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

X. E. 13.

Location:

Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CHILD TO CLAYTON. Microform Sequence 20; Volume Number 31829_B016729. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 164. Page 883 of 1068

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CHILD TO CLAYTON. Microform Sequence 20; Volume Number 31829_B016729. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 164. Page 883 of 1068
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of November 17, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y293uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of November 17, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y293uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
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