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Pte. William Nesbitt Clarke
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment
from:Cley next the Sea
(d.1943)
Billy Clarke was a motor driver with the 5th Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. He died of Beriberi whilst incarcerated after the fall of Singapore.
He was the eldest of 14 children. He was born in County Durham but the family home was Cley Next the Sea in Norfolk.