George Clark
Memorial: Coalpit Heath - St Saviour's Church
Regiment: Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private
Parents: William and Elizabeth Clarke
Marital status: Married
Home address: 9 Harris Barton, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Labourer in balloon company
Date of death: 17/06/1940
Buried/Commemorated at: L’Epine Communal Cemetery, Ile De Noirmoutier, France.
Further information:
George was married to Cissie Doris Alice Clark. They had one son John born in 1930. George died in the sinking of the SS Lancastria during evacuation from St Nazaire in France after the battle of France. The overloaded liner was evacuating civilians and soldiers when it was bombed by the Luftwaffe who proceeded to strafe survivors in the water. A total of around 4000 people were killed.
There is a discrepancy in the records regarding his date of birth. It was either 1888 or 1900.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
http://ww2today.com/17th-june-1940-the-lancastria-bombed-and-sunk