Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Alfred Clark
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 1915
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 201049
- Rank: Gunner
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Tank Corps
- Unit/Ship: 'F' Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 26
- Date of Death: 20.11.1917
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 13
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 11 Cochrane Street, Dundee
- Occupation: East Port Calender, Dundee
- Mother:
Mother, 8 Blinshall St, Dundee
- Father:
- Siblings:
John, David & William
- Spouse:
Bessie Clark, 11 Cochrane St, Dundee
- Children:
Alfred, born 11.08.1914
More about Alfred Clark
Alfred has no known grave but is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial.
Formally 1404, Machine Gun Corps
Alfred Clark 201049 Tank Corps
Gunner Alfred Clark, Tank Corps, who was reported missing on the 20th November, is now officially reported to have been killed on that date. Gunner Clark was 26 years of age, and his wife resides at 11 Cochrane Street. He was formerly employed in East Port Calender. Enlisting in the Machine Gun Corps in 1915, he was subsequently transferred to the Tank Corps. Deceased was a son of Mrs Clark, 8 Blinshall Street, and three of his brothers are on military service—John in the Machine Gun Corps, David in the Royal Scots, and William in the Gordon Highlanders.
Dundee Courier 28th August 1918
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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