Private 13687 Martin Clarke
Regiment/Unit: Durham Light Infantry - 14th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 11/09/1915
Age at death: 40
Date of death: 19th of December 1915
(Sunday)
Born: Swinford, Co Mayo
Resided: Swinford, Co Mayo
Burial / Memorial: Potijze Burial Grounds Cemetery - M. 2.
Family details:
Brother of James Clarke, 44 Gleave St, St Helens, Lancs
Father Patrick is legatee.
Census details:
1911 - Sees 40? years old widowed 'Brick Layers Labourer' Martin boarding at 2 Wells Street, Hartlepool with the Swift family.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/13687MartinClarke.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/ClarkeM_DLI.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Martin Clarke at Potijze Burial Grounds Cemetery
(Photograph Courtesy of Richard Houghton)[/caption]
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[caption]Martin is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
SHROH ref. 360