Memorial

W A Clarke

The gravestone

Source: Copyright David Long

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Current Location

Grave Plot NN 14, Douglas Cemetery, Glencrutchery Road, Douglas, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 5RA, Isle of Man

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Type of Memorial: Addition to gravestone
WMR Reference Number: 102287
Description: Flat-topped grey granite headstone with raised shoulders, beneath which are floral etchings. The incised inscription has been blacked.
Inscription: In Loving Memory of/ WALTER HENRY CLARKE,/ BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANNIE CLARKE,/ BORN AUGUST 24TH 1863,/ DIED EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 25TH 1943./ ALSO WILFRED ARTHUR,/ BELOVED SON OF THE ABOVE,/ BORN JUNE 16TH 1898,/ KILLED IN FRANCE MARCH 21ST 1918./ ALSO ANNIE,/ DEAR WIFE OF WALTER,/ DIED AUG. 9TH 1959, AGED 95 YEARS.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forenames, date of birth, manner, country and date of death, relationships.

Gravestone

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Findagrave website: a) Plot number details re this stone in Douglas Cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/286865298/walter-clarke b) Map of Douglas Cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2275352/douglas-borough-cemetery-and-crematorium/photo#view-photo=306085477 c) Photo of Bay 5 of Arras Memorial in France, on which Wilfred Arthur Clarke is commemorated: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124943830/wilfred-arthur-clarke
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty Register: Private WILFRED ARTHUR CLARKE (Service Number: 33689), 10th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, Died 21 March 1918, aged 19. Commemorated on Bay 5 of ARRAS MEMORIAL, France. 'Additional Info: Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clarke, of Frances Villas, Laurieston Rd., Douglas, Isle of Man'. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/744704/wilfred-arthur-clarke/