Every Name a Story
In Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France is the Commonwealth War Grave of 31496 Private John Thomas Clark, serving with the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers who died 25/05/1917.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark, of O’Neil Buildings, Hill Top, Dipton, Co. Durham; husband of Mrs. J. T. Clark.
Soldiers Died in the Great War states that he was born in New York and enlisted in Newcastle. He formerly served as Private 1139 with the Northumberland Fusiliers.
His wife Margaret Jane was living at 95 Salters Road Gosforth and then moved to 55 Larch Street Benwell.
John Thomas Clark has yet to be identified on a local War Memorial.