Life story: Clarence Walter Weaver | Lives of the First World War

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1886

birth Bristol United Kingdom Source:9067723 6th March 1886

1908

education Drawing Kensington School of Art Bristol United Kingdom Source:9543415 1908

1912

marriage Elsie Maud Tucker Source:8900951 15th June 1912

1912

marriage Elsie Maud Tucker Source:8900951 15th June 1912 - 1st September 1918

1918

service British Army Sapper 494991 Royal Engineers 7th Field Company Source:9359004 15th April 1918 - 1st September 1918

1918

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9359004 19th April 1918 - 1st September 1918

1918

internment pow Trier Germany Source:9017264 27th May 1918 - 1st September 1918

1918

internment pow Amifontaine France Source:9359004 27th May 1918

1918

missing Source:9067737 27th May 1918

service British Army Sapper 494991 Royal Engineers Source:4667930

service British Army Sapper T3985 Royal Engineers Source:4667930

1918

death War Related Sickness Family was told he died of Spanish Flu as a POW, possibly in combination with and/or gas attack.Cause of death: blood poisoning/respiratory illness. Trier Germany Source:7187057 Source:9017263 Source:8900943 1st September 1918

burial Cologne Southern Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany Source:7187057

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Clarence Walter
Initials	CW
Last Name	Weaver
Source	7187057

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	494991	Royal Engineers		Sapper
British Army	T3985	Royal Engineers		Sapper
British Army	494991	Royal Engineers	7th Field Company	Sapper

Awards

Award	Type	Source
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Emily Weaver	mother
Walter Weaver	father

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Elsie Maud Tucker	wife	15th June 1912
Elsie Maud Tucker	wife	15th June 1912

Media

Clarence Walter Weaver's Birth Certificate

Copy of Birth Certificate

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Clarence Walter Weaver

Picture of Clarence in Royal Engineer Uniform

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Clarence's Grave Cologne Southern Cemetary

Grave in Cologne Southern Cemetary

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Original Grave Cross

Original Cross

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Death Penny Plaque

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Bristol Evening Times Oct 12th 1918 POW Article

Article in paper stating that Clarence was alive and well and was a POW. Unfortunately he had alread diedy on Sept 1st 1918

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Red Cross Notification of Death

Notification that Clarence died in Reserve Lazaret IV Trier on the 1st September 1918

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Personal Effects

Card listing personal effects

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Marriage Certificate

Clarence Walter Weaver married Elsie Maud Tucker on 15th June 1912 in Bristol

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Clarence In Uniform

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Clarence Walter Weaver's Victory Medal

Traced and bought by myself from the USA in 2017

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Victory Medal Inscription

Victory Medal with Inscription

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ICRC

Death

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ICRC

Missing

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ICRC

POW

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Clarence and his wife Elsie

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Memorial Plaque Broadmead Baptist Church Bristol

Clarence is commemorated on the plaque in the church where he was married and probably attended - Broadmead Baptist Church, Bristol

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7 Field Company RE War Diary 1918-1919

War diary showing Clarence missing believed prisoner

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Medal Card

Entitled to British War Medal, Victory Medal as well as receiving death plaque

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Birth Certificate

Clarence Walter Weaver birth certificate

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Company diaries - Soldiers Missing 27/05/1918

Company records showing Clarence missing believed POW

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7th Field Company War Diary

Reinfoecements to 7th Filed Company Royal Engineers France

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Colourized Image of C W Weaver

In uniform

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Kensington School of Art Awards

Western Daily Press Article from Sept 12th 1908

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Hornekasserne Barracks Trier

This is where Clarence died in Reserve Lazaret IV

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Amifontaine POW Holding Camp

Where CW Weaver was held before being sent to Germany

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Amifontaine Train Station

This is where C W Weaver would have been sent to Germany from as a POW

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Amifontaine Train Station 2018

Train station September 2018

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Location of Amifontaine POW Camp 2018

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Returned letter "Missing"

Envelope returned to Clarence's friend James Rowles in Bristol after he was captured in the Third Battle of the Aisne

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Last letter home page 1

Letter to friend James Rowles

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Last Letter Home p2

Letter to friend James Rowles

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Last letter home p3

Letter to friend James Rowles

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Last letter home p4

Letter to friend James Rowles

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Returned Post Packet

Packet containing returned mail after capture

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Transcript of last letter

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1

External Evidence

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History of ologne Southern Cemetery	Brian114567

Multimedia

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Clarence Walter Weaver's Birth Certificate	Brian114567
Clarence Walter Weaver	Brian114567
Clarence's Grave Cologne Southern Cemetary	Brian114567
Original Grave Cross	Brian114567
Death Penny Plaque	Brian114567
Bristol Evening Times Oct 12th 1918 POW Article	Brian114567
Red Cross Notification of Death	Brian114567
Personal Effects	Brian114567
Marriage Certificate	Brian114567
Clarence In Uniform	Brian114567
Clarence Walter Weaver's Victory Medal	Brian114567
Victory Medal Inscription	Brian114567
ICRC	john14663
ICRC	john14663
ICRC	john14663
Clarence and his wife Elsie	Brian114567
Memorial Plaque Broadmead Baptist Church Bristol	Brian114567
7 Field Company RE War Diary 1918-1919	Brian114567
Medal Card	Brian114567
Birth Certificate	Brian114567
Company diaries - Soldiers Missing 27/05/1918	Brian114567
7th Field Company War Diary	Brian114567
Colourized Image of C W Weaver	Brian114567
Kensington School of Art Awards	Brian114567
Hornekasserne Barracks Trier	Brian114567
Amifontaine POW Holding Camp	Brian114567
Amifontaine Train Station	Brian114567
Amifontaine Train Station 2018	Brian114567
Location of Amifontaine POW Camp 2018	Brian114567
Returned letter "Missing"	Brian114567
Last letter home page 1	Brian114567
Last Letter Home p2	Brian114567
Last letter home p3	Brian114567
Last letter home p4	Brian114567
Returned Post Packet	Brian114567
Transcript of last letter	Brian114567

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