Private Henry Thorey Clarke

Army Number : 242449 (formerly 7653)
Battalion : 1/6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.
Born at Worksop, Nottingham and lived at 19, Zulu Road, Basford, Nottingham. Son of William Henry and Margaret V. Clarke, of Plain Spot, Jacksdale, Nottingham. He was a grocer’s warehouseman prior to enlisting at Derby. He was killed in action, 1st July 1917, aged 25, whilst in the line at Souastre, France.
Buried : Loos British Cemetery, France. Plot 3. Row C. Grave 19.

Private Henry Thorey Clarke is also commemorated on the following local memorials :-
Worksop War Memorial, Worksop, Nottingham.
Victoria Embankment War Memorial, Nottingham.

