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Military service
Service number:
202155
Age:
17
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
1ST Bn.
Birth:
July 24, 1899
Glasgow, Scotland
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
April 5, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. D. 9.
Additional information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Clark, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Douglas Clark
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Grave Marker
Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Inscription
Inscription (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Photo of Douglas Clark
Douglas Clark of Toronto was killed at Vimy Ridge on April 5, 1917. He lied about his age and enlisted at 15. He was at Vimy Ridge preparing for battle when his eldest brother, Alexander, reported him to the military authorities because he was underage. Douglas was ordered out of the front lines but was killed by a German shell as he was leaving. He was my great-uncle. -
Document
Research related to the Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thelus revealed that Private Clark was first listed as an "Unknown Canadian Soldier". The CWGC accepted that it must be Douglas Clark, as there was a postcard in the helmet on top of the grave, stating it was believed to be his grave. Additional information was reported on a Corporal W. J. Clark of the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade and shoulder titles C/10 (10th Battalion). A linkage of these mentions has not been found at this time. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star Weekly c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 216 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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