Name
John (poss Jack) Clements
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
15/10/1914
30
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
CH/12014
Royal Marine Light Infantry
H.M.S. "Hawke."
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
7
United Kingdom
UK & Other Memorials
Baldock Town Memorial
St Mary the Virgin Church Memorial, Baldock
Wartime Service
The 7,350 ton Cruiser was Torpedoed in the North Sea by the German submarine, U9 with the loss of 525 men and only 21 survivors. John Clements, who was one of the first servicemen from North Hertfordshire to be killed in the war, was amongst those men who
Additional Information
Son of John and Hetty Clements, of Baldock, Herts.
Acknowledgments
Adrian Pitts, Paul Johnson
