Andrew Clark . British Army Royal Artillery from Dundee
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Pte. Anthony Clark . British Army 5th Btn. Sherwood Foresters from Bubwith, Selby Anthony Clark was my father. He joined the army as soon as he was old enough. After training he went out to Tunisia or Egypt in time to take part in the invasion of Italy. He landed with the second wave in Salerno and moved with the fighting up Italy, crossing the Volturno River and on to Monte Casino. Before the fall of Monte Casino he was invalided out to Naples with TB. He was on HMHS Aba when she was bombed by stukas and narrowly missed being killed when one of the bombs went through the floor in the corridor near his cabin but failed to explode. He clearly remembered Mount Vesuvius erupting and the deck being covered in ash. He was returned to the UK where he spent several months in a sanatorium in the south of England, and was not expected to survive. Happily he did survive which is why I am here to write this. Unfortunately he died early at the age of 59 from a heart attack.
As a child he tended to only tell the more light-hearted stories such as the time he was put in charge of 3 German prisoners. My Father was the platoon Bren Gunner and the prisoners were very interested in the weapon.
Dad showed them how to strip it and rebuild it, which was fine until he let them have a go, which was at this point when one of his superiors arrived. Dad said these guys were just like him, they didn't want to fight a war and he saw nothing wrong with being friendly with them. Of course that was not an acceptable excuse and he was put on a charge. Dad never let on about the horrors of war but on this occasion he let something slip that indicated what a hard time he must have had. He said the charge was not followed through because they were short of men and there was only three of them left out of his platoon and they were needed at the front.
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Pte. Arnold "Knobby" Clark . British Army 41st Light Anti Aircraft Royal Artillery from Keswick My father was in this unit in the 2nd World War. He fought in Italy; the Far East; France & Palestine. We would love to find out more about his unit,he is now 90yrs old & things are a bit hazy for him ,we would like to know if there are any photo's of this unit & where we could get them.He once told us how, when in Palestine, he & his mate Bert Crow, decided to dry out some tea leaves & swap them with the Arabs for some dates, (thinking they were being clever!) the deal was done & they scuttled back to camp with their ill gotten gains, only to find that the so called fresh dates were rotten & riddled with ants!! They said they had learnt their lesson, but,I bet, they still tried it out again somewhere else!! If anyone can give us info on these "likely lads'" unit we would be really gratefull,
thank-you & take care
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Fus. Arthur Clark . British Army 4th Btn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers from Hexham, Northumberland (d.02 June 1940)
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Able Seaman. B. L. Clark . Royal Navy HMS Forfar Able Seaman Clark was amongst the survivors of HMS Forfar.
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CA Clark . British Army CA Clark served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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LAC. charles Francis "Nobby" Clark . Royal Air Force 104 Sqd.
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Sgt Charles F Clark . RAFVR 78 sqd. (d.6th Nov 1942)
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Pte. Charles Harvey Clark . US Army 422nd Infantry Regiment from Chambersburg, PA (d.15th March 1945)
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Sgt. Charles "Nobby" Clark . Royal Air Force RAF Cranwell from Lincoln, Lincolnshire My father, Charles Clark joined the RAF auxiliaries probably in 1939. He had several training postings. He was re-mustered several times to get on his favourite task, Engines. He was assigned as sergeant in charge of six Hurricanes in station defence for Cranwell. This was stationed at a nearby grass airfield possibly Barkstone Heath?.
I went there with my mum and dad in (I think) 1940. My elder brother (6 years old) was placed on a Hurricane wing. When the engine was started, it backfired with flame issuing from the exhaust. This frightened me and I cried. To get by the gate guard, Mum and Dad hid us 2 boys under coats behind the seats of Dad’s MG sports car.
Dad was later posted to the Middle East. At the cessation of hostilities, Dad was in Iraq (the local terrorist leader at that time was Rachid Ali). Dad made his own way home and then was transferred to Transport Command. We were so pleased to have him back home. I was 9 years old at the time.
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Sgt. D. A. Clark . Royal Air Force 77 Sqd.
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W/Cdr D. S. Clark . 77 Sqd. Wind Cmdr Clark was C.O. of 77 Sqd. from Sept to Dec 1944
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David Tennant Clark . British Army Grenadier Guards from West Bromwich David Clark was my Great Grandfather. He served in the Grenadier Guards in WW2 and was based in Wellington Barracks next to Buckingham Palace.
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Sgt. Donald Larry Clark . United States Army I Co. 31st Inf Regt from North Carolina
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Sgt. Donald Grant Clark . Royal Air Force 7 Squadron from Wick, Caithness, Scotland (d.3rd June 1941) Donald Clark was a flight engineer, he died aged 25 and is buried in Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
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Earnist "Nobby" Clark . British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
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Edward Wilfred Clark . Royal Air Force 99 Squadron My father Ted Clark flew with 99 Squadron. I have some documents that are relevant to his time in India including his flying log book.
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Cmdr Edward Burling "Nobby" Clark CDG. Royal Naval Reserve HMS Tarana Nobby, Edward Clark, was my father. He served with the Royal Navy.
I know he captained HMS Tarana collecting airmen off the coast of France and dropping off agents. He sailed from Gibraltar then went to North Africa and on up through Italy. After the War he was in Ceylon for 2 years.
I would like to know what he did in North Africa and Italy. He was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit with Swords by Poland for service to the Polish Navy
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Pte. Eric Nicholas John Clark . British Army Royal Army Medical Corps from Dartington, Devon
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Cpl Eric Victor Clark . Royal Air Force from Workington Vic Clark was a Cpl Fitter 2E (Eng) when the photo was taken.
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F Clark . British Army F Clark served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte. Frank Allen Clark . British Army 2nd Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment from Weymouth (d.27th Apr 1944) Frank Clark was my grandmother's cousin. He was born in Swannage, Dorset in 1918, but moved to Weymouth after his father died when Frank was only 7. He joined the 5th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment on 4/5/1939 as a 'Lift Boy'. He was posted to the 2nd Battalion on the 21/3/1942 and was sent to India on 10/4/1942. Frank sadly died of his wounds at Kohima, on 27/4/1944. Would like to hear from anyone (or families of persons) who may have served with Frank or have any photos, (groups or battalion etc) that Frank could be on.
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L/Cpl. Frank "Nobby" Clark . British Army Parachute Regiment from Selby (d.3rd January 1945) My Dad, Frank Clark was killed in action in the village of Bure, Belgium on the 3rd of January 1945. My understanding was that he was in the Parachute Regiment so he must have been transferred from the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry on returning from Dunkirk
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Cpl. Fred Maurice Clark . Royal Canadian Air Force 407 Squadron from Inchkeith, Sask. My father Fred Clark served as a Corporal with 407 Squadron RCAF.
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Pte. Fred Clark . British Army from London Fred Clark was a POW from 1940 to 1945.
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Frederick Arthur "Rob" Clark . Royal Army Service Corps from Earlsfield,London SW19 Rob had a wife and a daughter named Jennifer. While he was in Stalag IV-A, his wife left him, taking their daughter. He never remarried, and lived with his widowed mother until his death in 1972.
In the camp, Rob ingratiated himself with the doctor and became a kind of unqualified medical assistant. After the war he qualified as an accountant and worked in an accounting firm in Queensway, London W2.
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POMM. George William Charles Clark DSM. Royal Navy MTL A449 from 9 High St, Harefield, Middx I'am putting together my family tree and would like to know more about my uncle George's naval history. He died in 2005 and whilst he was alive would not talk much about his time on the MTL'S based in scotland and Malta. I know he was based at HMS Hannibal & HMS Fox in Scotland and St Angelo in Malta. He was awarded the DSM and because when he received it the King was too ill to present it to him and so was presented it by some high ranking officer at the time. I would like to know what he did to be awarded the DSM and where, because family history is so conflicting and vauge. Also what was it like being on such a small craft?
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GM Clark . British Army GM Clark served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pilot Officer H A Clark . RAF VR 59 Squadron
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H Clark . British Army H Clark served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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