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THOMAS ARTHUR CLARKE
Background to story: 
Army
Article ID: 
A4467648
Contributed on: 
16 July 2005

MY GRANDAD

ABOUT MY GRANDADTOMAS ARTHUR CLARKE)
( ARMY NO 318944 )

REG/CORPS FROM TO
16/5TH L 27 4.35 10.4.39
R.A.C 11.4.39 1.12.40
W.DGNS 2.12.40 27.1.46

JOINED HOUSE HOLD CAVALRY 1935

HE WAS IN H.M. GEORGE VI - CORONATION YEAR 1937
HE WAS AT THE BACK OF COACH

JOINED TANK REGIMENT IN 1939
SGT CLARKE COMMANDED A TANK TROOP UNDER GENERAL MONTCOMERY 8TH ARMY .

XTREMLY WELL A VERY GOOD N.C.D. GOT VERY WELL WITH HIS MEN . WAS A HARD WORKER SMART APPEARANCE, VERY HONEST & TRUST WORTLTY . HE DID A COUSE ON CARPENTRY .FIRST AID CERTIFICATE ST.JOHN`S AMBULANCE QUALIFIED FOR A

SADDLEY PASSED AWAY 6TH MAY 1989
LEAVES A WIDOW
MY GRANDMA EILEEN M CLARKE
STORY BY LEE HAMMOND HE WAS MY GRANDAD

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