Basic Details
Surname
Peel
Forenames
Clarence Eastwood
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He had moved to Leeds from West Vale and was working for a drapery company before he enlisted in September 1915, succeeding in enlisting only after being rejected and having to undergo an operation to be accepted. He is not commemorated on any other Calderdale Memorial: CWGC is source for his burial place.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The King's Royal Rifle Corps
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Rifleman
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Ypres
Country of burial
Belgium
Town of burial
Ypres
Cemetery
Larch Wood Railway Cutting Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
September
Day of death
20
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action