In Amara War Cemetery, Iraq is the Commonwealth War Grave of 27244 Private William Richardson Clark serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps attached 40th Field Ambulance who died 03/05/1916.

The son of Thomas and Annie Clark, of Greenside Old House, Greenside, Ryton, Co. Durham.

In St. John’s Churchyard is a family headstone for Clark which reads:

In loving remembrance of
James Clark who died
Feb. 16th 1881 aged 25 years

John Clark who died August
17th 1878 aged 29 years

Sarah C. their sister
Died Feb 17th 1871 aged 17 years

Also Pte. Wm. R. Clark, R.A.M.C.
son of Thomas & Annie Clark
who died in the Persian Gulf
May 3rd 1916.

Also of Thomas dearly beloved
husband of Annie Clark
of Greenside
died Dec 28th 1925 aged 73 years
and son of Isaac and Jane Clark
late of Crawcrook

Also the above Annie Clark
who died July 21st 1939
aged 77 years

William Richardson Clark  is remembered at Crawcrook on C97.05, at Gateshead on G39.30 and at Greenside on G42.01 and G42.02