Jamaican WWII veteran who joined RAF at 16 remembered as ‘courageous and humble’
- Posted on July 4, 2026
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Jamaican WWII veteran who joined RAF at 16 remembered as ‘courageous and humble’
Gilbert Clarke lied about his age to join the RAF as a mechanic in 1943 after reading newspaper reports of ships being sighted in the Caribbean.
