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Arthur Edward Clarke

In memory of:

Private Arthur Edward Clarke

June 15, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

654800

Age:

36

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

58th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 1, 1880
Margate, Kent, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

May 13, 1916
Hensall, Ontario

Son of Augustus Bagley Clarke and Mary Alice Bagley Clarke, of Gillingham, Kent, England.

At age 16, he enlisted as a seaman and served for eight years in the British Royal Navy (1896-1904) before emigrating to Canada. On enlistment in the CEF, he was living in Hensall, Ontario, working as a labourer and was married to Emily Emma Clarke (nee Campany). Private Clarke and his brother Herbert (654801) enlisted on May 13, 1916 with the 161st Huron Battalion.

The battalion was mobilized at London, Ontario and went to Camp Borden. It sailed from Halifax on November 1st on the SS Lapland and arrived in England on November 11. The battalion was stationed at Lower Dibgate and went on to Shorecliffe Heights. Private Clarke was reassigned to the 58th Battalion and was among a draft of 250 men sent to France on December 1st. Separated from his brother Herbert (transferred to the 47th Battalion), he was killed in action on June 15, 1917 at the age of 36.

Commemorated on Page 216 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

PETIT-VIMY BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

E. 15.

Location:

Vimy is a village some 10 kilometres north of Arras and the PETIT-VIMY BRITISH CEMETERY is west of the village and a little west of the main road from Lens to Arras (N25).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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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 785 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 785 of 1068
  • Grave Marker– A photograph of the headstone at the Petit-Vimy Cemetery, near Vimy Ridge and the town of Vimy, France. May he rest in peace.(J.Stephens)

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    Grave Marker – A photograph of the headstone at the Petit-Vimy Cemetery, near Vimy Ridge and the town of Vimy, France. May he rest in peace.(J.Stephens)
  • Epitaph– Epitaph: "Gone but not forgotten"

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    Epitaph – Epitaph: "Gone but not forgotten"
  • Cemetery– The Petit-Vimy Cemetery, near Vimy Ridge and the town of Vimy, in the Pas de Calais, France (J. Stephens)

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    Cemetery – The Petit-Vimy Cemetery, near Vimy Ridge and the town of Vimy, in the Pas de Calais, France (J. Stephens)
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    War Memorial – Bayfield, Ontario
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    Memorial Plaque

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