Basic Details
Surname
CLAPSHAW
Forenames
(Henry) John
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Service number
14198
Notes
Private G/14198, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment transferred to Lance Corporal 44613, 836th Area Employment Company, Labour Corps. Died 14th April 1919. Aged 32. Son of Samuel and Annie Clapshaw; husband of H. E. Clapshaw, of Heather Cottage, The Haven, Billingshurst, Sussex. Native of Haslemere, Surrey. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot LXXII. Row F. Grave 5.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
836th Area Employment Company, Labour Corps
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Private
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Sussex Militia Artillery
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Pas de Calais
Cemetery
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Year of death
1919
Age at death
32
Manner of death reference
Other