Edwin Clark (c1889-1917)
From Graces Guide
Edwin Clark (c1889-1917)
Service Number: M/5434
Son of Samuel and Helen Clark, of Clyst St. Mary
Husband of Ethel Clark, of Edwina, Whipton, Exeter.
Died. 06-Dec-1917 HMS Vivid. Age 28.
He was killed in an accident on his ship HMS Vivid while at Grimsby. He’d fallen into the sea from the upper deck with his head hitting a torpedo net. On 6th December, he died in a Grimsby hospital. His wife Ethel had travelled from Whipton in Exeter to be with him.[1]
Commemorated: Clyst St. Mary Churchyard
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