Pte
Alexander Watson Clark

Information about birth

Date of birth:
26/08/1888
Place of birth:
Montrose, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Labourer
Religion:
Presbyterian

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
466217
Enlistment date:
2/07/1915
Enlistment place:
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 7th Bn. (1st British Columbia)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
25/07/1916
Place of death:
The Bluff, Zillebeke, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
27

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 18 - 28 - 30.

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 Place of death (approximate)

My story

"Previously reported Missing, believed Killed, now Killed in Action." With a comrade, he was at his post in the trenches near the Bluff, when about 10 P.M. on July 27th 1916 an enemy mine was exploded and no trace could later be found of either of these men. (28.I.34.c.75.05.)

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