We remember William C Clamp

We remember William C Clamp

Profile picture for William C Clamp

Timeline

Timeline

1891
birth Motherwell,Scotland United Kingdom Source:8870977 28th October 1891
1893
sibling Hannah T Source:8961456 1893
1895
sibling Jessie Source:8961456 1895
1897
sibling James Source:8961456 1897
1899
sibling John Source:8961456 1899
1901
dates Age 10 Source:8961456 1901
1901
location Palmerston St, Thornaby, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8961456 1901
1914
service British Army Private 1889 Scottish Rifles (Cameronians) 6th (Territorial) Battalion Source:8961444 22nd January 1914 - 9th January 1917
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:813464 20th March 1915
1917
service British Army Corporal 42537 Yorkshire Regiment (Flemington) Source:8961444 10th January 1917
1917
dates Age 26 Source:7496800 9th October 1917
1917
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:8540522 14th December 1917
enlistment Motherwell United Kingdom Source:8870977
service British Army Acting Corporal 42537 Yorkshire Regiment Source:813464
service British Army Corporal 42537 Yorkshire Regiment Source:7496800
1917
death Killed in Action Killed by a sniper when encouraging his men following his VC action at The Brewery, Poelcapelle Poelcapelle, Passchendaele Belgium Source:7496800 Source:8540523 9th October 1917
burial Tyne Cot Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Panel 52 to 54 and 162A. Source:7496800

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William C
Initials WC
Last Name Clamp,
Source 8961456
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Palmerston St, Thornaby, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 42537 Yorkshire Regiment Acting Corporal
British Army 42537 Yorkshire Regiment Corporal
British Army 1889 Scottish Rifles (Cameronians) 6th (Territorial) Battalion Private
British Army 42537 Yorkshire Regiment (Flemington) Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
VC British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Charles H Clamp father
Christina Dundas Clamp mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Hannah T sister 1893
Jessie sister 1895
James brother 1897
John brother 1899

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

IWM is not responsible for the content of external websites. Please note that some sources will require payment to view.

Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Trevor321
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Anne1202
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Celine115478

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Profile on Wikipedia. Trevor321
The London Gazette - Victoria Cross Trevor321
Search for relatives: 100 year Victory Cross commemoration Deborah102878
Biography of William Clamp Deborah102878
VCs of the First World War, Passchendaele 1917 by Stephen Snelling Celine115478
Ancestry - Register of Soldiers Effects Vincent96527

Multimedia

TitleConnected byMore information
Victoria Cross Trevor321
Cpl William Clamp VC Iain53274
Victoria Cross Vincent96527
1914-15 Star Vincent96527
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Cap Badge Vincent96527
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 1 Vincent96527
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 2 Vincent96527
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 3 Vincent96527
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 4 Vincent96527

Stories