Private 60953 Aaron Clarke
Regiment/Unit: Cheshire Regiment - 23rd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 21371, S Lancs R.
Age at death: 35
Date of death: 5th of August 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Borre British Cemetery - II. F. 25.
BMD details:
Marriage: 05/07/1913 Aaron Clarke to Mary Howard at Parr Mount Holy Trinity.
Family details:
Son of Alfred Clarke; husband of Mary Clarke, of 22, Cleveland Street, St. Helens, Lancs. Widow Mary is legatee.
Census details:
1891 - 6 years old schoolboy Aaron is living at 16 Grimshaw Street, Sutton, St Helens with parents Alfred (34), Ellen (31) and two siblings: William (10), Henry (9). 1901 - 16 years old 'Pit Labourer' Aaron and brothers William (21), Henry (19) are boarding at 31 Chester Lane, Sutton, St Helens with the Gee family. 1911 - Sees 26 years old 'Coal Miner' Aaron boarding at 45 Edgeworth Street, Sutton, St Helens with the Jones family.
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=9]Remembered On The Holy Trinity War Memorial, Parr, St Helens.[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=9]Remembered On The Holy Trinity War Memorial, Parr, St Helens.[/url]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/60953AaronClark.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/A_Clarke_Ches.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Aaron Clark at Borre British Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of R Houghton)[/caption]
