Person:Clarence Relf (1)

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Clarence Herbert Relf
d.21 Jun 1917 Flanders, France
m. 13 Feb 1869
  1. Ada Mary Relf1872 - 1935
  2. Winifred Mary Relf1874 - 1950
  3. Annie Relf1876 - 1963
  4. Elizabeth Relf1878 -
  5. Louisa Relf1881 - 1969
  6. Clarence Herbert Relf1885 - 1917
Facts and Events
Name Clarence Herbert Relf
Gender Male
Birth? Jun 1885 Ticehurst, Sussex, England
Christening[1] 18 Jul 1885 Ticehurst, Sussex, England
Death? 21 Jun 1917 Flanders, France
Burial[2] Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, BelgiumUnderhill Farm Cemetery
References
  1. Baptisms, in East Sussex, England. Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1538-1936
    Ticehurst, 1 Sep 2022.

    Date: 1885 July 18th
    Name: Clarence Herbert son of
    Parents: Joseph & Harriet Relf
    Abode: Ticehurst
    Father's Profession: Gamekeeper
    By whom ceremony performed: S.R.Dingley Curate

  2. Memorial ID 11507215, in Find A Grave
    1 Sep 2022.

    Clarence Herbert Relf
    BIRTH: Apr 1885
    Ticehurst, Rother District, East Sussex, England
    DEATH: 21 Jun 1917 (aged 32), France
    BURIAL: Underhill Farm Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium
    PLOT: C. 12.
    Memorial: Clarence was the son of Joseph and Harriet (Mansfield) Relf. Prior to his enlistment in the Royal Garrison Artillery on 17 November 1914, he was a lifelong resident of Ticehurst, living with his family and working as a laborer. He entered combat service in France on 17 July 1915. When he was killed in action in France, he was serving as a gunner with the 208th Siege battery. The Siege Batteries fired the heaviest artillery in the British arsenal. Service No: 54859 Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery, 208th Siege Battery. He was awarded the Vistory medcal and the Star Medal.