Private 40053 John Francis Clare
Regiment/Unit: South Wales Borderers - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 18/07/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 14080, East Lancs Regt.
Age at death: 19
Date of death: 1st of December 1916
Born: Sutton, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 4 A.
Family details:
Son of James and Ellen Ann Clare, of 113, Rigby St., St. Helens, Lancs. Father James is legatee.
Census details:
1901 - Shows 3 years old John F living at 12 Peckers Hill Road, Sutton, St Helens with his parents James (40), Ellen A (40) and four siblings: Frederick J (17), Alfred E (14), Cecilia (13), Agnes (6). 1911 - Sees 13 years old John F living at 113 Rigby Street, St Helens with his parents James (49), Ellen A (49) and two siblings: Frederick J (27), Ellen (9). Also at the address are two grandchildren Harold Shewell-Clare (4) and William Shewell-Clare (2).
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/40053JohnFrancisClare.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Clarey_JF-260189.png[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/JF_Clare_A_Houghton_SWB.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private John Francis Clare on the Thiepval Memorial
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem5.jpg[/pic][caption]John is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/caption]
