Son of Robert Franklin Park and Lillie Elizabeth Park, of Raleigh Twsp., Ontario, brother of Frank Basil [Army serving in Italy], John Duncan and Margaret [RCAF] (Archibald), Ivy (McIntyre) and Mary.

The CDN 15/06/43 reported that L/Cpl. who enlisted at St. Lucl’s barracks in Windsor, ON, in August of 1942. He did his basic training at No. 12 Basic Training Centre in Chatham and at Ipperwash, ON 

Clark went over as a Private and had recently promoted to a Lance Corporal, while overseas. 

Age: 22, KIA –  Date of Death: 05/02/1944, in Italy.   

By the winter of 1943, the German armies in Italy were defending a line stretching from the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Naples, to the Adriatic Sea south of Ortona. The Allies prepared to break through this line to capture Rome. For its part, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division was to cross the Moro River and take Ortona. In January 1944 the Canadian Corps selected this site, intending that it would contain the graves of those who died during the Ortona battle and in the fighting in the weeks before and after it. Today, there are 1,615 graves in the cemetery, of which over 50 are unidentified and 1,375 are Canadian. FROM :- CVWM.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead, Grave/Memorial Reference: VII. E. 5., Cemetery: MORO RIVER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY – Italy 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources	Chatham Fire Fighters 1944 Field Day Booklet 7 to 12/08/1944, CWGC, . “The First 200 Years” by Alvin Armstrong. Index of Overseas Deaths, Photo ., OGS-Obit. CDN 16/02/44(P)
Supplemental Information	Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead, Grave/Memorial Reference: VII. E. 5., Cemetery: MORO RIVER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY - Italy.

---

Notice something wrong with this record? Or, do you have something to add? Report it using our online form.