Abingdon and the First World War
Those Who Served
Clarke
Harold Joyce Clarke
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: CLARKE, Harold Joyce
Status: Died
Address: Waste Court
Rank: Lieutenant
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 3rd attached 1st
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology: from August 1914, France
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Place at death: Richebourg l'Avoué, France
Date of death: 16 May 1915
Age at Death: 23
Family Details: Son of Harry T. Clarke, of Waste Court, Abingdon, Berks.
Buried or Commemorated: Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Reference: Panel 30.
There are entries in the Roll of Honour for other Abingdon men with this surname. To find them go to
John Joyce Clarke
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: CLARKE, John Joyce
Status: Died
Address: Waste Court
Rank: Trooper
Service No: 390
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 3rd
Regiment: Australian Light Horse
Chronology: from August 1914, Egypt, Gallipoli
Cause of Death: Died of wounds
Place at death: Wounded at Gallipoli, died on board Hospital Ship in Mediterranean
Date of death: 15 August 1915
Born: Oxford
Enlisted: Launceston, Tasmania
Resident: Launceston, Tasmania
Employment Details: Fruit grower
School College University: Repton School
Age at Death: 26
Family Details: Son of Harry Thomas and Elizabeth Clarke, of Wayste Court, Abingdon, England. Native of Oxford.
Biographical Details: Emigrated to Australia aged 24 years. Previously served with King Edward's Horse (aka King's Colonials).
Buried or Commemorated: Commemorated on LONE PINE MEMORIAL, Turkey.
Reference: Column 3.
There are entries in the Roll of Honour for other Abingdon men with this surname. To find them go to
The Clarke family were descended from John Creemer Clarke about whom there is a detailed article, published by the AAAHS on their "Abingdon Buildings and People" website. To read the full article, use the link below and then ensure that you click on the "long history" in the tabs at the top of the article.
https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/abingdon_people/john-creemer-clarke
Original scans from the WW1 Families Collection
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