Military service
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Son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Clark, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Douglas Clark
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
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)
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
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)
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
Inscription (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Private 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.
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
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.
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Douglas Clark
From the Toronto Star Weekly c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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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)
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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)
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Inscription (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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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.
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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.
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From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram April 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star Weekly c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 216 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY (France) Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village about 6.5 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Lens. The NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY is on the western side of the main road and about 1.5 kilometres south of the village.
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