Clark Thomas Fusilier 4276638
Personnel Entry
Name Clark Thomas
Army number 4276638
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None known.
Date of birth Research suggests birth registered Q2 1914, mother's maiden surname Tait.
Age 29 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served B.E.F.? Served Malaya. DIED 1/8/1943 in Chungkai, Siam, whilst a prisoner in Japanese hands.
Company/Battery Y Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes - captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore when the force was surrendered.
Died/Killed in action DIED 1/8/1943. Cause of death - Septic Pemflagia Poltavitaminosis. Buried initially in Grave 190N Chungkai, Siam. Re-interred in grave 8.D.2. Chungkai War Cemetery. Headstone inscription reads:- "EVER REMEMBERED BY MOTHER, SISTER, BROTHERS AND ALL FRIENDS IN ENGLAND".
Home address Son of James and Elizabeth Clark of Bothal, Northumberland. Mother lived at Coney Garth, Bothal, Morpeth.
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