WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| M/17593 | John Herbert Clarke | Wireman RN HMS King George V | B 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AVL | AVL – Church View (19) Church Street Not on Roll of Honour |
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| Service record | Enlisted 1st December 1915 for the duration of hostilities. He was 5 feet 5¾” tall and had a chest od 36½”. His hair was brown, eyes hazel and he had a fresh complexion. |
born 13th May 1895 Nottingham (but see FBMD below) |
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| Electrical work and maintenance was carried out by the
Torpedo Branch in the form of ‘wiremen’ and these were overseen
by the Electrical Officers. Training in those earlier days was carried out at H.M.S.Pembroke Chatham Dockyard, H.M.S.Vernon Portsmouth and for a short period, Roedean Girls School in Brighton |
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| Service record | 1915 shows occupation as electrician | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| It seems likely from the above that as a qualified electrician John did not need much training before he joined HMS King George. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Family history etc
| John Herbert Clarke | |||
| 1895 | 13th May 1895 born in Bingham | ||
| Census 1901 |
Living in Radcliffe on Trent with: Father: William J b. 1870 Wood Green Middx Mother: Lily b. Radcliffe on Trent |
Railway Clerk |
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| Census 1911 |
Living at Railway Station House, Selston, with: Father: William J Mother: Lily (neé Walker) Sister : Edith Lily b. 1910 Grandmother: Matilda Clarke b. 1839 Tywardreath, Cornwall |
Railway station master |
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| Electoral roll 1919 | Family lived at Church View, 19 Church Street, Bingham. They had left by 1921 | There is no directory reference to father being at Bingham Station. |