211043 Sgt. John William "Nobby" Clark British Army The Queen's 22nd London Regiment from:St George, East London My Grandfather, John William Clark (born 1892 in Whitechapel, London)joined the Territorial Force at 6 Tredegar Road in 1909. He attended annual training camps at Sittingbourne, Shornecliffe and Aldershot.
He worked as a printer for Pearce Mollison in Leadenhall Street, London.
In June 1913 he was serving in the 22nd Battalion (Queen's) London Regiment. He was promoted to Sargeant in September 1914 at St Albans before leaving for France. In August 1919 he was demobbed and was awarded three medals, Victory, British War and Star.
Very occasionally he would mention places in Belgium where he had fought, Ypres (which he called Wipers) and Vimy Ridge. He kept in touch and visited friends he had made in Belgium for many years.
In WW2 he was at RAF Thong Lane, Gravesend in Kent, probably as a volunteer but I don't know what he would have done as he was about 47 years old by then.
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