Clark, D.J. Mne.

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Don Clark, better known to his comrades as Nobby, served in HQ Troop. Like many, he added a year to his age in order to volunteer. After the rigorous commando training, he landed with 47 RM Commando in Normandy and remained throughout the Normandy campaign. Later Nobby landed on Walcheren where he was wounded. After convalescence, he was on board ship bound for Japan when news of their surrender came through. The ship continued and brought back prisoners of war. Don returned to Stratford after demob and worked for the Government, retiring as a Building Inspector. He received a medal for long service from the Queen and also, more recently, the Legion d’Honneur from France. War service coloured Don’s life and he always insisted that the true heroes were those brave men who never returned.