Private William Clarke

Army Number : 268758

Battalion : 2/7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Son of Frederick and Alice Clarke, of Nailsworth, Gloucestershire.; Husband of Francis Clarke, of 39, Portland Road, Shirebrook, Derbyshire. He was a pork butcher prior to enlisting at Shirebrook. He died of wounds 10th December 1917, aged 27.

Buried : Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France. Plot 7. Row C. Grave 13.

Private William Clarke is also commemorated on the following memorials:-
St. Georges Church War Memorial, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire.
Nailsworth War Memorial, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire.
Shortwood Baptist Chapel War Memorial, Plaque, Shortwood, Gloucestershire.
Horsely War Memorial, Horsely, Gloucestershire.