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South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Driver 148756 Herbert William CLARK - 86th Battery, 32nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

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Died on Thursday October 24th 1918 aged 31

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals St. Vaast Communal Cemetery Ext
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
After 1 Jun 1916 ~ Alveston
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Hundred Days Offensive May 1916 at Eastbourne  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
Haspres ~  
     

Circumstances of Death

The details of how and when Herbert was killed are a little confusing, he is officially listed as dying on 24 Oct 1918.

  • Herberts pension card states that he was killed accidentally whilst on active service.
  • His register of effects states that he died "in the field".
  • War Office Casualty List 5749 Part VI of December 16th 1918 lists Herbert as previously being reported as wounded but now reported as Accidentally killed. We have not been able to find the original Casualty list.
  • CWGC Records show that Herbert was originally buried in Haspres Communal Cemetery (German Ext) after his death on 24 Oct 1918.
  • The 32nd Brigade RFA War Diary places them at Haspres in the days leading up to Herbert's death but no mention is made of any accidents that may have led to his death. There are no recorded casualties on the 23rd, 24th or 25th October 1918 with two men reported wounded on 22nd Oct when the Bde HQ was hit by hostile shellfire.
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Apr Qtr 1886 at Alveston 30 May 1886 at Alveston
   
Parents Names Abode
Charles William and Emily Clark Alveston
   
Wife Marriage Details
Maud Clark nee Helyar Oct - Dec Qtr 1916 in Eastbourne District
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1886 - Alveston 1911 - Stableman to the De Ville family                           
1891 - Springfield Cottages, Broadway, Worcs  
1901 - The Wood Lands, Alveston  
1911 - The Spinney Stud Farm, Melton Mowbray  
1918 - New Road Villas, West Coke, Yeovil (Maud)  
 

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