Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, near Ieper
Son of Frederick Charles Philip and Minnie
Jane Clarke, of Runnymede, Jersey.
Killed in action, aged 19 years
Educated at Victoria College, Jersey & Royal Military
College, Sandhurst
Notice of Death appears in Jersey Evening Post of
Saturday 3 July 1915
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of
Tuesday 6 July 1915
The Late 2nd Lieutenant F J N Clarke.
Extract from Battalion Orders by Lieutenant Colonel
F H Voisin Commanding 3rd Battalion RMIJ -
"The Commanding Officer has learned
with deep regret that 2nd Lieutenant F J N Clarke of
the Worcestershire Regiment, who resigned his commission
with the Battalion at the end of last year in order
to join the Regular Army, has been killed in action
in Flanders. He feels sure that his regret at the loss
of this gallant young officer will be shared by the
officers and all ranks of the Battalion. One of the
first to volunteer for active service and the first
officer of this Battalion to lay down his life for King
and Country during the present war, 2nd Lieutenant Clarke
has set a fine example of devotion to duty and sacrifice
which might well be followed by many young men in the
Island.
Signed F H VOISIN, 3rd Battalion RMIJ".
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Record
