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Deeply regretted by his grandmother, aunts and nephews, Oldtown Street, Cookstown. |
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His resting place a soldier’s grave.’ |
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His heart was kind, his spirit brave, |
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And gave his life to save us all. |
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‘He proudly answered his country’s call |
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CLARKE – In affectionate remembrance of William John Clarke No 20760, C Company, Machine Gun Section, 6/7 Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, 15th Division, British Expeditionary Force, killed in action in France on 27th December 1916. |
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From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 5th January 1918: |
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Private William Clark has no known grave and is commemorated on Panel 3C on the Thiepval Memorial in France. |
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Private William Clark was serving with the 6/7th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers when killed in action on Wednesday 27th December 1916. |
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William Clark enlisted with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in Irvine, Ayrshire. |
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William lived in Scotland. |
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William Clark was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone. |