William (Billy) Isaac Joseph Clark

Memorial: Warmley - Memorial Gardens - Stanley Road

Regiment: Royal Marines

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Marine

Parents: William Joseph and Hilda Clarice Clark

Home address: 3 Victoria Road, North Common, Warmley, Bristol

Pre-war occupation: Not known

Date of birth: 17/11/1923

Date of death: 01/07/1944

Buried/Commemorated at: Warmley (St. Barnabas) Churchyard

Age: 20

Further information:

The only child and son of a railway porter, William was murdered whilst his ship was undergoing a refit with radar equipment in the Clyde shipyard. He died at HMCS Niobe Greenock, as a result of haemorrhage from stab wounds to the abdomen. HMCS Niobe was a Canadian Naval shore establishment that functioned as an accounting base, manning pool for personnel awaiting ships and hospitalisation centre for RCN personnel.

William served on the H.M.S. Newfoundland, Royal Marines.

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/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-06CL-Newfoundland.htm