Can anyone help please?

[2november78]

Ah. Just seen that. It can't be him. It say's he was 'killed in action'. James survived. It was his brother who died 

[jess5athome]

Hi, yeah, just found that myself, says his Father was called James as well 

Ah well, onwards and hopefully upwards, 

Frank.

[jess5athome]

I've just had some more information back from my husbands relative, who i'm trying to help.

James' father was David Wilkie Clement.

She has a cutting saying "CLEMENT, Sgt. DAVID ALLAN. The younger son of Mr. D W Clement, he served in the Royal Engineers during the First world War.  He was invalided home suffering from the effects of gas, and died on 19th March at East Pitkierie, aged 20.  (March 1917)". 
This would imply that the guy with the moustache was David Allan, but the stamp on the back of that photo reads "Newbridge February 1918" - Newbridge, Ireland, so the moustache must be James Wilkie Clement?

Hi, are you aware that David A Clements service record is available on Ancestry?

Also,are you sure that Newbridge is in Ireland? is this on the back of the photograph because there are many places called Newbridge, including one which is a suburb of Edinburgh.

Regards.
Frank.

[2november78]

Hi,

Yes, it is definitely Co. Kildare, Ireland.

[t mo]

hi all
just had a good read of service record of david allen clement re now its in a pretty poor state on most pages in fact well charred and some water damage but still a lot of info left .
david had a brother and 2 sisters .
james w clement 26
may s clement 26
elsie clement 18

davids death is well documented as being caused by diabetes this was also the reason he was discharged unfit for further duty , NO mention of gas at all
he was attended on the day he died by a dr Wilson .
there are numerous letters and correspondence from his father to the army and vice versa .

although as I say the record is somewhat burnt it would be worthwhile downloading it as an historical document , you can take out a free trial with ancestry for a fortnight but make sure to cancel the sub before it ends .

hope this helps all .
trevor

[jess5athome]

Hi, it's pretty sad reading the short letter from his father and the physician confirming his death.

Frank.

[t mo]

yes frank when you can actually read something like this it does bring home  the futility of war and in this case it seems to me he shouldn,t have passed a medical in the first place if he had diabetes that bad , and the amount of times his father has to put pen to paper in answer to the bureaucracy from the army for form filling when he,s just lost a son is appalling .
regards
trevor

[2november78]

Can anyone give me an clues / sites as to where I could do some more research and find anymore information on James Wilkie Clement please? 

[t mo]

what sort of thing do you have in mind ? military or civilian or both
trevor