Private Herbert Clarke

Born on 6 February 1896 in Lancashire, England - son of John Clarke, Cornwall, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Cornwall, Ontario, trade as weaver, single, no current or previous military service, Roman Catholic, height of 5 feet 5.5 inches, chest of 36 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.

Joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps in Cornwall, Ontario, on 22 May 1917 (number 2098896) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 19 or 20 February 1918 - wounded on 27 September 1918 - invalided to England on 1 October 1918.