Peter John Clarke

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of John and Lily Clarke, of Remuera, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Deep sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. John Clarke. Te Araroa. in the death of their son, Leading Aircraftman Peter John Clarke, aged 24. as a result of an accident at New Plymouth. The accident occurred when Leading Aircraftman Clarke, who was riding his motor-cycle in New Plymouth, collided head-on with a car at about mid-day on Saturday. He received severe head injuries and died immediately. Leading Aircraftman Clarke was born in Auckland, but lived at Te Araroa, where he received his education from the Government Correspondence School and later followed the occupation of a sheepfarmer, until he volunteered for the air force. The deceased has one brother, Mr. George Clarke, Te Araroa.

Following a service in Cochrane's chap. William street, at 2 p.m. tomorrow, the funeral will leave for the Soldiers’ Plot at the Taruheru cemetery"

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21133, 29 June 1943, Page 4

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Casualty

Service Number:

415894

Name:

Peter John Clarke

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Motor Vehicle Accident

Date of Death:

26 June 1943

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Gisborne (Taruheru) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

6. 13. WW 2 Soldiers' Area.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand