Pte. Leslie George "Nobby" Clarke . British Army Royal Signals from Warwick Leslie Clarke Signed up for the Royal Army Service Corp on the 11th March 1942. He then transferred to the Royal Signals on the 1st July 1942 until the 15th September 1946.
He was a Driver in the Royal Signals and was in Sicily.
He was promoted to Corporal, but only for one night. I can't remember why it was taken away.
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Flt.Lt Lindsey James Clarke DFC.. Royal Australian Air Force 142 Squadron
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Wren Margaret Marion Clarke . Women's Royal Naval Service HMS Caroline from Waterford (d.28th Jan 1941) Wren Margaret Clarke was the daughter of Lieut. Comdr. Joseph H. Clarke, R.N.V.R. and Mary W. Clarke, of Waterford.
She was 18 when she died and is buried in the Ballinakill Church of Ireland Churchyard, Ballinakill, Co. Waterford, Ireland.
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FO Norman Clarke . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 161 Sqdn. from West Bromwich, Staffordshire (d.5th March 1945) Flying Officer (Navigator) Clarke was the Son of Charles William and Sarah Ellen Clarke, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire; husband of Fanny Irene Clarke, of West Bromwich.
He was 37 when he died and is buried in Grave 16 in the Logstar General Cemetery in Denmark.
His Stirling LK312 was hit by flak and crashed into Limfjorden, off Livo Island, Denmark.
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P. Clarke . Merchant Navy
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Gnr. Philip Clarke . Royal Air Force 166 Sqdn. (d.24th December 1944)
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R Clarke . British Army Royal Armoured Corps R Clarke served with the Royal Armoured Corps 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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F/Sgt. R. F. Clarke . Royal Canadian Air Force w/op 419 Sqd. 2nd from left K F McCallum, 3rd from left J H MacKay, 4th: A C Weston, 5th: John McKellar, with R F Clark, S A Musto and W H Murrell. Behind them is VR-W, KB-707.
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P/O Robert Barclay Clarke . Royal Air Force flight eng. 106 Sqd. (d.30th Aug 1944)
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Rflmn. Ronald Charles William "Nobby" Clarke . British Army 8th Btn. Rifle Brigade from London My father Ronald Clarke was killed in action on 11th of September 1944 by a sniper in the town of Peer in Belgium. The family who found him buried him in the garden at the rear of the house, until he was moved to the British war cemetery at Leopoldsburgh. When the war was at an end the family contacted my mother. I have for some time been out to Leopoldsburgh and stayed with them and I am still in contact. They invited me to the 60th anniversary of the town's liberation and I was given my father's steel helmet with the bullet hole in it. I will always be thankful to the family for their kindness. I did not know my father, as I was born in 1940. My only regret is that I do not have a photo of my father in or out of uniform.
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Able Sea. Ronald Clarke . Royal Navy HMS Calypso from Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire (d.21st Feb 1943) Our uncle Ronald Clarke served on HMS Calypso and HMS Active.
We know he served in the Middle East and was also on mine clearing duties on land and then returned to be part of the north Atlantic Convoys.
We were told our uncle Ron was on the deck of HMS Active when the ship had a direct hit on deck and our uncle Ron was injured when shell fragments penetrated his chest.
He eventually returned home to Sheffield and started to recover from his injuries. It was while he was convalescing that he contracted TB. We know he was in Lodge Moor hospital in Sheffield.
He is buried in a grave with a Royal Naval headstone in Tinsley Park Cemetry, Darnall, Sheffield.
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Cpl. Samuel Clarke . British Army 1st Btn. Durham Light Infantry from 1 Robinson Square, Newbiggin by the Sea (d.27th Sep 1943) Sammy Clarke was in the 1st Battalion, Durham Light Infantry and had served in Africa. He was on his way home on leave when he was killed on 27th of September 1943.
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Sgt T "Darkie" Clarke . RAF 12sqd
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F/Sgt. T. T. Clarke . Royal Air Force 460 Sqd.
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Pte. Thomas Clarke . United States Army
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Pte. Thomas Clarke . United States Army
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L/Cpl. Victor Cecil "Nobby" Clarke . British Army Royal Signals from Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire My father never talked about his particpation in the war only that he was in the Signal Regiment. The only time he said anything was after thunderstorms because he would cower under the stairs with fright (something happened whilst he was wearing radio headset and lightening struck his antenna).
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Pte. William Clarke . Australian Army
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Capt. William Cyril Clarke . British Army My grandfather was a POW in Stalag xxb from about 1942 until the end of the war. He was on the long march (death march). I have a photo copy of a photo taken in 1942, on the back it reads: "from Cpt. W.C. Clarke (William Cyril) 13363 Stalag XXb dated 28/6/1942". Does anyone remember him?
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Pte. William Alfred Clarke . British Army Royal Welch Fusiliers from wrexham
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Sqd.Ldr. William Clarke . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 214 Squadron from New Milton, Hampshire (d.3rd Feb 1943) Squadron Leader William Clarke was the son of George Alfred and Tallulah Clarke, husband of Winefride Mary Clarke of New Milton, Hampshire.
He was aged 32 when he died and is buried in the Benschop General Cemetery, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Pte. William George Frank Clarke . British Army 2nd Btn Norfolk Regiment from Rosemary Cottages, Kenilworth Frank Clarke served with the 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
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P/O Robert Clarke. DFC. RAF 626 Sqn
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Pte. Leslie Clarkson . British Army 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment from Lambeth (d.10th May 1940)
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Stkr. 2Cl. Oswald Clarkson . Royal Navy HMS Phoebe from Burnhope, Durham (d.23rd October 1942) Stoker 2nd Class Oswald Clarkson was the son of Ralph and Margaret Anne Clarkson, of Burnhope, Durham.
He was 27 when he died and is buried in the Pointe Noire European Cemetery in the Congo.
On the 23rd October 1942, H.M.S. Phoebe was on her way to take part in operations off North Africa, when she was torpedoed off the coast of French Equatorial Africa. 46 men lost their lives in this engagement and 29 of them were buried in Pointe Noire European Cemetery in a large collective grave. This grave was later marked by a screen wall memorial, which carries details of all 46 casualties.
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Pte. Thomas Clarkson . British Army 6th Btn. Gordon Highlanders from Aberdeen Tom Clarkson gave his war memories to the Gordon Highlanders museum.
He was conscripted in 1940, serving with the 6th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders and served in North Africa and at the Battle of Anzio.
He was taken prisoner there when he was wounded in the leg and spent the rest of the war in a prisoner of war camp.
He was part of the forced march as the Allies moved into Germany and was eventually liberated by the Americans.
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Leonard Douglas Clasby . Army The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
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L/Cpl. George F. "Sailor" Clason MM.. British Army Seaforth Highlanders from Longmeadow, Mass. USA. My half brother, George F. Clason, took a discharge from the American Navy in 1939 while stationed in California and joined the Seaforth Highlanders and was shipped to England. I don't know where he first saw action but do know it went through Sicily and up through Italy. I do know he was in a building that was shelled and all were killed except him and he was not hurt. He got the MM medal for an action when he was behind enemy lines with a radio and stayed there while under heavy enemy fire and guided the allied artillery which resulted in heavy losses. He was a L/Cpl and was put in for a field commission but before he got it he was again behind enemy lines with a radio. The Germans sneaked up on him and took him prisoner and was sent to Stalag 7A. When freed by the Americans on April 20th, 1945 he was sent to England and shortly later to Vancouver, Canada where they had a parade for him. I understand he was offered the commission if he wanted to stay in the service but declined because he wanted to come home to the U.S. Americans that joined a foreign service up to this time lost their citizenship. He was the test case in Congress that changed that.
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Ken Clatworthy . Merchant Navy SS Fort St James I would like to hear from any member of the crew who was on the SS Fort St James in 1944-45. We left Mauritius for Sri Lanka and I was left in Columbo Hospital, a very sick man.
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Christian Clausen . British Army from Somerset My grandfather served in the 8th Army.
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