Thomas George Clarke

Thomas George Clarke of Altnamackin, Co. Armagh died on 17th September 1944 while serving in the Irish Guards during Operation Market Garden.

Guardsman

Thomas George Clarke

2719127

On 17th September 1944, Guardsman Thomas George Clarke set off with XXX Corps down "Hell's Highway", bound for Valkenswaard as part of Operation Market Garden.

Guardsman Thomas George Clarke (2719127) served in 2nd Battalion Irish Guards during the Second World War. Known as George, he was the son of James Clarke and Jane C. Clarke (née Warnock) of Corkley, Altnamackin, Co. Armagh.

He died on 17th September 1944 aged 26 years old during 2nd Battalion’s push on to Valkenswaard, Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden. His M4A4 Sherman Mark V came under fire on the main road, which became known as “Hell’s Highway”.

Thomas George Clarke has no known grave. His name is on Panel 3 of the Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands. There are 6 Commonwealth War Graves Commission graves in Valkenswaard War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands belonging to personnel from Irish Guards who remain unidentified.