Clark, Walter Henry
Walter Henry (known as Harry) was born at Little Amwell, near Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire in the 3rd quarter of 1891, the third son of James and Elizabeth (nee Haggar) Clark. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylor School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire.
Walter enlisted with the Berkshire Yeomanry, Regimental Number 106132, on 29 December 1915. In April 1918 the Berkshire Yeomanry merged with the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry to form C Battalion, the Machine Gun Corps with whom his Regimental Number was 165170. In June C Battalion moved via Italy to France and in August 1918 it was renumbered 101st Battalion, the Machine Gun Corps. Walter survived the War.
Walter was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
He is commemorated on the St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour.
The 1911 census shows him as a farm labourer.
Walter married Gracie Barnes of Slip End Farm on 8 May 1920. The 1921 census shows them living at Redbourn, Hertfordshire. It is not known if they had children. Grace died in 1933.
It is not known when Walter died.
Two of Walter’s brothers, Leonard Arthur and Reginald George also fought in the War and both survived.
His father James became the policeman in Ashwell in August 1899 and retired in March 1904.
Royston Crow 8 May 1920 Harry Clark, 2nd son of Mr & Mrs James Clark to Gracie Barnes, 3rd daughter of Mr & Mrs James Barnes of Slip End Farm.
Royston Crow 14 May 1920 Marriage at Congregational church of Walter Henry Clark, son of Mr & Mrs James Clark, Mill Cottages, Odsey and Miss Gracie Barnes. Details of wedding and presents, to live at Redbourn, Hertfordshire.
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