In memory of
Corporal
 LEO  CLARKE
who died on October 19, 1916

Military Service:

Service Number: 72132

Age: 23

Force: Army

Unit: Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division: 2nd Battalion

Citation: An extract from "The London Gazette," No. 29802, dated October 24, 1916, records the following:
For most conspicuous bravery. He was detailed with his section of bombers to clear the continuation of a newly-captured trench and cover the construction of a "block." After most of his party had become casualties, he was building a block when about twenty of the enemy with two officers counter-attacked. He boldly advanced against them, emptied his revolver into them and afterwards two enemy rifles which he picked up in the trench. One of the officers then attacked him with the bayonet, wounding him in the leg, but he shot him dead. The enemy then ran away, pursued by Acting Corporal Clarke, who shot four more and captured a fifth.

Honours and Awards:  Victoria Cross

Additional Information:

Date of Birth: December 1, 1892

Son of Henry Trevelyan Clarke and Rossetta Caroline Nona Clarke, of 785 Pine St., Winnipeg, Manitoba. Fred Hall, Leo Clarke and Robert Shankland all lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They all happened to live on the same street, Pine Street and it is believed to be the only street in the world to have three Victoria Cross winners that lived there. The city of Winnipeg later renamed it Valour Road in honour of the men. A bronze plaque is mounted on a street lamp at the corner of Portage Ave and Valour Road to tell this story.

Commemorated on Page 67 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LEO CLARKE is a recipient of the Victoria Cross.

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Burial Information:

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