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Help ID my Great Grandfather's cap badge
Hello, this is my first post on this forum. I collect mainly American Militaria but I am part British so many of my ancestors fought in the British military. I was given this photograph of my Great Grandfather. His name was Christopher Clark and I was told he was killed in action only a few weeks before World War I ended. That is the only info I have on him. I notice there is insignia on his cap but have no idea what it may be. It is very blurry but I figured maybe someone on this forum could identify it. If anyone could identify the regiment I would be very grateful to find out my family's history.
Thanks, Jacob Anderson |
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Hello Jacob, welcome to the Forum. Your account is active and open for posts.
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The cap badge looks like the Bedfordshire Regiment, hopefully someone may be able to look up his name for you Gerard
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I would go with Bedfords as well
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Agreed.
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Agreed, Bedfordshire Regiment.
A possible candidate on CWGC, buried at Doullens Cemetery Extension No. 1 Last name CLARK First name(s) Rank Private Service number 30145 Regiment Bedfordshire Regiment Country of service United Kingdom Date of death Saturday, March 30, 1918 Private CLARK, C S Service Number 30145 Died 30/03/1918 Aged 31 4th Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment Son of Stephen William and Alice Edith Clark, of Brockley, London; husband of Edith Clara Clark, of Mill Lane, Ewell, Surrey. First Name: C S Surname: Clark Age: 30 Index Number of Admission: 2008 Rank: Private Service Number: 30145 Years Service: 9 months Months With Field Force: 6 months Ailment: Influenza Date of Admission for Original Ailment: 05/03/1917 Date Transferred to Other Hospitals: 05/03/1917 Notes written in the Observations Column: Corps Rest Station, 3rd Field Ambulance. Religion: Church of England Regiment: Bedfordshire Regiment Battalion: 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion Other unit info: A Company Last edited by leigh kitchen; 13-09-18 at 07:33 AM. Reason: Because I keep messing up when I type |
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https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/c...82643/clark,-/
I found this on the CWGC ,do any of the names link up ? Gerard
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He may not have been in the Bedfords when he was killed.
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There are other C. Clarks in other units to check, Beds. Regt. is the obvious place to start looking pending any further info, hopefully there will be more detail to work with?
A CWGC Charles Clark: Corporal CLARK, CHARLES Service Number 13266 Died 23/04/1917 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment Commemorated on the Arras Memorial |
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Thank you everyone for the information. I called my Grandma and she is going to talk to her cousins to get some more information. I'll keep it posted here when I find his info!
Jacob |
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Found him
Got some great news from my Grandma today. His name was William Thomas Clark and not Christopher. He was in C Company, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. He joined the Army on June 7, 1915 and was shipped out to France in February of 1916. Clark was wounded in April of 1917 and recovered in England. After recovery he returned to France but was sadly killed in action near Gentelles on the Somme on April 5, 1918.
Jacob Anderson |
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7th Bn Bedfordshire Regiment - nicknamed "The Peace Makers", although I suspect that self appointment was made by battalions of a number of regiments.
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Listed as Pte 20882 (and with widows name and address) on CWGC.
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