Charles Henry Clague
Epithet: First World War soldier (enlisted on the Isle of Man 3 June 1915)
Record type: First World War Biographies
Parish: Onchan
Town / Village residence: Onchan
Biography: Regimental No.: 1621. Age: 24. Transferred to 3rd Cheshire Regt. Struck off 27 November 1915. (MS 00789 Muster roll of the Isle of Man Volunteer Corps)
Occupation / profession: farm labourer
Gender: Male
External sources: Howstrake, Onchan
Subsequently sent to France and shot and killed by a German sniper on 28 April 1916, a mere 5 weeks after arriving in France. He thus became the first fatality of the two Manx Service Companies. - Dean Johnson Report this