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Victor Clarke

In memory of:

Company Quarter Master Sergeant Victor Clarke

April 30, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

P/27944

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Additional Information

Husband of Beatrice Estelle Clarke, of Ottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 26 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GIRVAN (DOUNE) CEMETERY
Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. P. Grave 68.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Ontario Registration of Death

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    Circumstances of death registers – Ontario Registration of Death
  • Grave marker– CQMS Clarke was among the 73 Canadian military who lost their lives when the SS Nerissa was sunk after being struck by German torpedoes off the coast of Ireland on April 30, 1941. His body was washed ashore in Scotland. Photo courtesy of Find-a-grave Doune Cemetery, Girvan, S.Ayrshire, Scotland.

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    Grave marker – CQMS Clarke was among the 73 Canadian military who lost their lives when the SS Nerissa was sunk after being struck by German torpedoes off the coast of Ireland on April 30, 1941. His body was washed ashore in Scotland. Photo courtesy of Find-a-grave Doune Cemetery, Girvan, S.Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Newspaper clipping– The Ottawa Citizen, 7 May 1941, p. 25.

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    Newspaper clipping – The Ottawa Citizen, 7 May 1941, p. 25.
  • Newspaper clipping– "C.S.M. Victor Clarke." The Ottawa Citizen, 6 May 1941, p. 12.

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    Newspaper clipping – "C.S.M. Victor Clarke." The Ottawa Citizen, 6 May 1941, p. 12.
  • Newspaper clipping– The Ottawa Journal, 25 Sep 1941, p. 14.

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    Newspaper clipping – The Ottawa Journal, 25 Sep 1941, p. 14.
  • Graves registration form– Burial Record from Service File

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    Graves registration form – Burial Record from Service File

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