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222081 Pte. Alfred Clarke British Army 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment from:Small Heath, Birmingham (d.29th Oct 1914) Alfred Clarke was my Great Uncle on my mother's side of the family. We believe Alfred enlisted in the Army just after the outbreak of WW1? We have fragments of a letter dated 17th August 1914, that Alfred sent to his mother. In the letter, Alfred wrote: "Dearest mother, do not let this letter trouble you, I will be alright. We are moving again on Tuesday but cannot say where as we never know we go until we get there, as they never give us any orders only fall in & march off". "Dearest mother, please do not let this trouble you any more than you can help, I shall go away with a good heart and if never to return, you can say that I died for my country sake & died with a good heart, but let nothing trouble as I shall return, if it is years to come". Alfred did not return. He died on 29th October 1914. He was 26 years of age and is remembered with honour at the Ploegsteert Memorial for the missing, Comines-Warneton, Belgium. R.I.P Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**