Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William Douglas Clark
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: December 1917
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: S/42434
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
- Unit/Ship: 4th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 29.08.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Vis-En-Artois Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 10
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 35 Lawrence Street, Dundee
- Occupation: North Dudhope Works, Dundee
- Mother:
Georgina Clark, 35 Lawrence St, Dundee
- Father:
George Clark, 35 Lawrence St, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William Douglas Clark
William has no known grave but is remembered on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial.
William D. Clark S/42434 Gordon Highlanders
Mr and Mrs George Clark, 35 Lawrence Street, have been notified that their son, Private William D. Clark, Gordons, has been killed in action. Deceased had been only three months in France. Before joining up in December of last year he was employed in North Dudhope Works.
Dundee Courier 19th September 1918
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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