CANADIAN PARA Clarke, Charles Hartley

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Clarke ​

• FORENAME

Charles Hartley ​

• UNIT

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• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

G/2040 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

24th March 1945 ​

• AGE

19 ​

• GRAVESITE

Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands XXII.C.8 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

son of James H. and Alice A. Clarke​

DOW Germany ​

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On the platoon front there were several houses and barns from three to five hundred yards away. All during the day twenty fourth March there was considerable activity by snipers, one man (Pte. C.H. Clark) was killed during the afternoon while assisting in the rescue of the crew from a glider which landed between the platoon position and the enemy. In all, three gliders came under heavy small arms fire from these buildings and a Cpl (Cpl Chambers, J.L.) displayed great courage and skill in personally organizing and leading the rescue party which was successful in covering the withdrawal of the glider crews and dragging or carrying the pilots of all three gliders, who were seriously wounded.​