Ebblingham Military Cemetery, near Hazebrouck
Son of Edith Jane Dorkins,
of 10, Union Court, Union St., St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, and the late
Charles Dorkins.
Died of wounds, aged 19 years
Notice
of Death appears in Jersey Evening Post of Tuesday 25 June 1918
NEWS ITEM in Jersey
Evening Post of Friday 21 June 1918
Roll
of Honour. Though many older in years and better able to serve their Country held
back, Clarence Dorkins, son of Mrs Dorkins of Union Court, joined the Jersey Company
in July 1915, he being then within a few days of his 16th birthday. Keen on doing
his duty he would not be kept back by his lack of years and giving his age as
18 he proceeded to Ireland for training and before the close of that year was
in France, where he has been practically ever since with the exception of two
brief furloughs. A suggestion had been made that he should be transferred to England
for home service until he reached the regulation age for service overseas, but
he begged for this not to be done, he wished to see the thing through, but unfortunately
has not been able to accomplish his desire for on Sunday the mother received a
telegram stating that he had been admitted to the 2nd Casualty Clearing Station
suffering from gun shot wounds to the head, later another telegram stated that
the gallant young hero died from his injuries on Saturday last, not having reached
his 19th birthday....
Commemorated on Halkett Place Primary
School Memorial, Jersey
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Record