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Name: CLARK, James 'Jim'
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1886 Saltburn, Yorkshire
Death Date: 1975 Cleveland
First Date: 1908
Profession: Joined the Marine Service in 1908 and served on the lake steamers 'Kioga' and 'Albert'. After the outbreak of war in 1914 he enlisted in the EAMR and for the next 2 years chased Gen. Von Lettow round East AFrica
Married: In Guisborough 1923 Florence May Shelley b. 4 June 1900 Loftus, Yorkshire
Children: Roger (1924)
Book Reference: The Link 18, Red 22, Dominion, Barton
War Service: EAMR
General Information:
The Link 18 - Jim transferred to the Royal Navy and was commissioned. He then carried out further work for the Marine Service. In 1922 Jim married and later in his career became Marine Superintendent; he retired in 1937 and died in 1975.
Dominion - Public Works Department - Railways - Marine Dept. - Second Engineer - 1930
Gazette - 17/3/1926 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - 2nd Engineer, Lake Steamers, K & U Rly - J. Clark
1939 England and Wales Register living with wife in Whitby as marine engineer