Born about in Montreal, Quebec, Canada [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 35
in Mount Slesse, British Columbia, Canada
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Biography
Alan Jack, son of Francis Edward Clarke and Alice Charlotte Leeper of Montreal was born May 26, 1921. He was baptized on November 27, 1921 at St Simon Anglican Church in Montreal.[1]
A Jack Clarke married Vivian P Murdoch on November 26, 1945. They resided in Lethbridge, Alberta and Winnipeg, Manitoba before moving to Vancouver in 1955. [2]
Pilot Alan Clarke died in an aircraft crash on Mount Slesse in British Columbia on 9 Dec 1956.[3][4]
All 62 people on board Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9 died, making it one of the deadliest air disaster in Canadian history. The debris was not located until May of 1957, over 5 months after the crash. The wreckage and remains of the passengers and crew were left on the mountain at the crash site.
A memorial to the passengers and crew was erected on Slesse Road in Chilliwack, British Columbia.[5]
Sources
↑ Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968: Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Ancestry Record 1091 #10616807Free Image Link
↑ The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 03 Jun 2003, Tue • Page 52 Obituary of Vivian P Clarke
↑Death: "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Alan Jack Clarke; Registration: 1956-09-014335, 1956-12-09, Mount Slesse, Age at Death: 35, Residence: 2645 McBain Ave., Vancouver, Citizenship: Canadian, Marital Status: Married, Occupation: Pilot TCA Airlines. Death certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 3 Jan 2024).
↑Death: "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993," database, (FamilySearch Record: FLR2-M2G : accessed 3 January 2024), Alan Jack Clarke death 9 Dec 1956 (age 35) in Mount Slesse, British Columbia, Canada; citing Affiliate Film Number: B13230; Digital film/folder number: 004438084; FHL microfilm: 2033146; Record number: 2872; Packet letter: A.
↑Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #205298112 : accessed 3 January 2024), Memorial page for CPT Alan Jack “Johnny” Clarke (26 May 1921-9 Dec 1956); Maintained by Cathy Stapleton (contributor 49716861). The remains of Captain Jack "Johnny" Clarke, lie on Mount Slesse, at the site of the wreckage of Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 810.