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William Clarke

In memory of:

Private William Clarke

July 1, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

81

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

March 2, 1896
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Son of Richard Clarke, of Alexander St., St. John's, and of Mary Teresa Clark (now Mrs. Hawco), of Roaches Line, Brigus, Newfoundland. Served as William Fowler and he is also commemorated under that name on page 43.

Commemorated on Page 27 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ANCRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

Sp. Mem. 33.

Location:

ANCRE BRITISH CEMETERY is in the Department of the Somme, about 2 kilometres south of the village of Beaumont-Hamel.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Cemetery– Forget-Me-Not flowers are the symbol of remembrance for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. These were handmade by Janice Williams Frampton of Bay Bulls, NL. Janice is the 2x great niece of William Henry Clarke. His great nieces & sisters Debbie Clarke Belanger & Tracey Clarke placed them on his grave marker July 5, 2023.

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    Cemetery – Forget-Me-Not flowers are the symbol of remembrance for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. These were handmade by Janice Williams Frampton of Bay Bulls, NL. Janice is the 2x great niece of William Henry Clarke. His great nieces & sisters Debbie Clarke Belanger & Tracey Clarke placed them on his grave marker July 5, 2023.
  • Paying respects– Debbie Clarke Belanger at her Great Uncle's grave July 5, 2023.

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    Paying respects – Debbie Clarke Belanger at her Great Uncle's grave July 5, 2023.
  • Paying respects– Tracey Clarke at her Great Uncle's grave July 5, 2023.

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    Paying respects
    Paying respects – Tracey Clarke at her Great Uncle's grave July 5, 2023.

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