Lives of the First World War

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ID: 817330

Reference: WO372/4

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

UPP: GBM/MCI/0818117

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9119703

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1899/3/AZ/000112/197

Additional: He is named on the Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour as George Clark, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. His family is recorded in Ringshall in 1901 and Hudnall in 1911. He is sometimes called Arthur and sometimes George, and Clarke or Clark. His mother is Annie E or Elizabeth.However he has sisters May and Constance named on both Census returns and Constance's baptism, on which her parents are named as Charles and Annie Elizabeth was in Little Gaddesden. His place of birth on the Census - Eaton Bray - was in the Leighton Buzzard Registration District.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9119711

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1901/0009387647

Additional: He is named on the Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour as George Clark, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. His family is recorded in Ringshall in 1901 and Hudnall in 1911. He is sometimes called Arthur and sometimes George, and Clarke or Clark. His mother is Annie E or Elizabeth. However he has sisters May and Constance named on both Census returns and Constance's baptism, on which her parents are named as Charles and Annie Elizabeth was in Little Gaddesden. His place of birth on the Census - Dagnall was in Eaton Bray Parish and the Leighton Buzzard Registration District.

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ID: 9119864

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/07767/0287/4

Additional: He is named on the Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour as George Clark, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. His family is recorded in Ringshall in 1901 and Hudnall in 1911. He is sometimes called Arthur and sometimes George, and Clarke or Clark. His mother is Annie E or Elizabeth. However he has sisters May and Constance named on both Census returns and Constance's baptism, on which her parents are named as Charles and Annie Elizabeth was in Little Gaddesden. His place of birth on the Census - Eaton Bray - was in the Leighton Buzzard Registration District.

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ID: 9119880

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/M/1922/4/AZ/000198/054

Additional: His name fits and they are named together on Electoral Registers and the 1939 Register.

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ID: 9119885

Name: 60 Bradwell Road, Newport Pagnell R.D., Schedule 146.1

Title: 1939 Register entry

Description: The 1939 Register entry for Arthur G Clarke b. 7th July 1899, a Pavior, his wife Daisy B, b. 1902, their son Alan C b. 24th June 1930 and one other for whom the 1939 Register remains closed. They are living at 60 Bradwell Road, Stantonbury, Newport Pagnell R.D.

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Additional: The spelling of the surname remains inconsistent between Clark and Clarke, but allowing for that, his name and age fit with his Birth record and Census returns for his family. His wife's Christian name fits with their Marriage record. They are living in the area in which their Marriage was registered.

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ID: 9119897

Name: Gt. Berkhamsted Rural, p3, Nos 3813 & 3814

Title: Autumn 1923 Electoral Register

Description: Autumn 1923 Electoral Register for Gt. Berkhamsted Rural, Parliamentary County of Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead Division, which shows Arthur George and Daisy Beatrice Clark at 6 Frithsden, where they remained until at least Autumn 1925.

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Additional: Their names fit with their Marriage record and their 1939 Register entry. Frithsden is close to the area where Arthur grew up.

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ID: 9119915

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1923/4/AZ/000225/042

Additional: Arthur's daughter Ethel I Clark. Her mother's Maiden name matches her Marriage record and the birth was registered in the mother's home area, where her parents were married.

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ID: 9119918

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1930/3/AZ/000213/052

Additional: Arthur's son Alan C Clark. He is named with his parents on their 1939 Register entry. His mother's Maiden name matches that on Arthur's Marriage record.

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ID: 9119928

Name: Little Gaddesden Baptism Register 1813-1947 p158, No 1263.

Title: Baptism of Sister Constance

Description: Constance, daughter of Charles and Annie Elizabeth Clarke of Ringshall, baptised at St Peter & St Paul Little Gaddesden, 5th May 1901. Her date of birth is also recorded: 4th March 1901. Her father Charles is listed as a Labourer.

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Additional: Parents, address and name of child all fit with 1901 Census information for Arthur's family.

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ID: 9119931

Name: Little Gaddesden Baptism Register 1813-1947 p164, No 1305

Reference: St Peter and St Paul's Church, Little Gaddesden

Title: Baptism of Sister Dorothy

Description: Dorothy, daughter of Charles and Annie Elizabeth Clark of 22 Ringshall, baptised at St Peter & St Paul Little Gaddesden, 15th April 1906. Her date of birth is also recorded: 1st December 1903. Her father Charles is listed as a Stockman.

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Additional: Parents' names and family address fit with 1901 Census information for Arthur's family. Dorothy is shown as Arthur's sister in the 1911 Census.

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ID: 9119935

Name: Little Gaddesden Baptism Register 1813-1947 p164, No 1306.

Reference: St Peter and St Paul's Church, Little Gaddesden

Title: Baptism of Sister Elsie

Description: Elsie Violet, daughter of Charles and Annie Elizabeth Clark of 22 Ringshall, baptised at St Peter & St Paul Little Gaddesden, 15th April 1906. Her date of birth is also recorded: 26th September 1905. Her father Charles is listed as a Stockman.

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Additional: Parents' names and family address fit with 1901 Census information for Arthur's family. Elsie is shown as Arthur's sister in the 1911 Census.

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ID: 9119951

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1898/1/AZ/000112/291

Additional: The Birth record of Arthur's older sister May. Although the surname is Clarke, the Christian name, date and place of birth fit with information for Arthur's sister May in the family's Census returns.

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ID: 9119960

Name: Little Gaddesden Marriage Register p138, No 275, Walter George Grizzell and May Clark

Reference: St Peter and St Paul's Church, Little Gaddesden

Title: Marriage of Sister May

Description: Marriage solemnised at the Parish Church in the parish of Little Gaddesden, April 16th 1927 between Walter George Grizzell, 28, Batchelor of Little Gaddesden and May Clark, 29, Spinster of Little Gaddesden and daughter of Charles Clark, Cowman. Witnesses were Arthur George and Dorothy Clark.

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Additional: The bride's name, age and father's name all match those of Arthur's sister May. Arthur and his sister Dorothy signed as witnesses.

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ID: 9119963

Name: 97 Great Northern Road , Dunstable, Schedule 16.2

Title: 1939 Register entry Sister May

Description: The 1939 Register entry for Arthur's sister May, b. 30th January 1898 and her husband Walter G Grizzell, b. 6th May 1898 at 97 Great Northern Road , Dunstable. Walter was a Paper Worker at Waterlows Printing Works.

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Additional: May's Christian name and date of birth fit with the Birth record and Census returns for Arthur's sister May. Her surname fits with her Marriage record, on which Arthur signed as a witness.

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ID: 9120075

Name: Clark, Arthur G, R West Kent R, Pte, G/29661

Title: Medal Roll Index Card image

Description: Records that Private Arthur G Clark, # G/29661, Royal West Kent Regiment, was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

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URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A000324-01880?pid=3046465&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DETa71%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3DMedalRolls%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsfn%3DArthur%2520George%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DClark%26gsln_x%3DNP%26_F8007A65%3DG/29661%2520%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Disj%26pcat%3DMIL_AWARDS%26fh%3D0%26h%3D3046465%26recoff%3D9%252010%252011%252059%252060%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ETa71&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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Additional: His name, rank, regiment and Service number match the seed record for this life story.

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ID: 9120080

Title: The Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour

Description: The Roll of Honour, which hangs in St Peter & St Paul's Church, Little Gaddesden and lists 119 names of those from Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and Hudnall who served in the 1914 – 1918 War. Men who have answered their country’s call in defence of a “Scrap of Paper”.

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Additional: He is recorded as Clark, George, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regt. He is also named George rather than Arthur in the 1911 Census and the spelling of his surname is inconsistent between Clark and Clarke.

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ID: 9120323

Name: G/29661, Pte, Clark, Arthur George, 10RWK

Title: Medal and Award Roll Image

Description: Medal & Award Roll showing that Private Arthur George Clark # G/29661 had served in 10th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

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Additional: His regiment, rank and Service number match the seed record for this life story.

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ID: 9120337

Name: 10th (Service) Battalion (Kent County)

Title: The Long, Long Trail - Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

Description: Summarised the formation and First World War locations of the 10th (Service) Battalion (Kent County) in which Arthur saw service overseas. Indicates that this service would have been in Western Europe.

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URL: http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/the-queens-own-royal-west-kent-regiment/
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Additional: Arthur's Medal and Award Roll shows that his medals were awarded for service with the 10th Battalion.

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ID: 9120339

Name: Parish of Great Linford, p2, Nos. N42 & N43.

Title: 1930 Electoral Register

Description: 1930 Electoral Register for the Parish of Great Linford, Bucks, Parliamentary County of Buckinghamshire, Buckingham Division, which shows Arthur George and Daisy Beatrice Clarke at 16 Station Terrace, Great Linford, Bucks, where they remained until at least 1931.

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Additional: The surname here is Clarke, a spelling Arthur sometimes used. His name and his wife's name fit with their Marriage record and 1939 Register entry.

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ID: 9231028

Name: July 7th 1913 George Clark

Reference: Little Gaddesden School Archive

Title: Little Gaddesden School Log Book 1906 – 1934

Description: The log book kept by the Headmasters of Little Gaddesden School which records points of note in the daily running of the school and information about the pupils. George Clark is mentioned in July 1913

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Additional: His name is given in the same form as on the Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour i.e. George Clark. His school leaving date fits with his 14th Birthday, using his date of birth in the 1939 Register. His family lived at Ringshall then at Covetous Corner, so this was his local school.

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ID: 9349489

Name: ISBN 0-9542174-0-3

Reference: Personal copy

Title: A Century Remembered

Description: Leonhardt, John (ed), 2002, A Century Remembered - a celebration of the Millenium in Little Gaddesden, Rural Heritage Society of Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and Ashridge.

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Additional: Includes information on and photographs of village families and houses.

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ID: 9349491

Title: Covetous Corner 1999

Description: A 1999 photo of the cottages at Covetous Corner. The photo was included in 'A Century Remembered' and is included here with permission of the editor.

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ID: 9359126

Name: Clarke, George, admitted 28th April 1903

Reference: Little Gaddesden School Archive

Title: Little Gaddesden School Log Books 1887 – 1906

Description: The log book kept by the Headmasters of Little Gaddesden School which records points of note in the daily running of the school and information about the pupils. George was admitted 28th April 1903.

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Additional: His name fits. This record fits with his family's Census returns. His family lived in Ringshall at this time, so this was his local school.

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ID: 9368379

Title: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regt.) WW1 Cap Badge

Description: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) First World War Cap Badge, included here as this was the regiment in which George Clarke served.

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ID: 9618602

Title: Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour revised 2018

Description: The 2018 Revised Roll of Honour, which now hangs in St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Little Gaddesden in addition to the earlier Roll. This records George’s surname as Clark, the spelling he used at that time, as on the earlier Roll and his MIC.

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