Pte
Alexander Watson Clark
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 26/08/1888 |
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Place of birth: Montrose, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Labourer |
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Religion: Presbyterian |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 466217 |
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Enlistment date: 2/07/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 7th Bn. (1st British Columbia) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 25/07/1916 |
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Place of death: The Bluff, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 27 |
Memorial
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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.)
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/922840 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=5ccb4f3f-2faa-48a1-af2a-53e13d44f43d |