In 1901, the Clark family were living at Moredun View, Craigie Road, Perth: Father, John Clark (Assistant Manager), b. 1867, Auchtergaven, Perthshire; Mother, Mary Clark, b. 1867, Kinnoull, Perth; Son, Stewart, b. 1896, Perth; Son, Charles Scott Clark, b. 1897, Perth; and Daughter, Agnes Macleod Clark, b. 1900, Perth.

Stewart Clark enlisted with the Highland Cyclist Battalion (Reg. No. 2343) before transferring to the 1st Battalion Black Watch.

Extract from Wauchope’s History of the Black Watch in the Great War “On May 20th the 1st Brigade was relieved, and the Battalion returned to camp at Noeux-les-Mines, Reinforcements arrived, and A and C companies were reorganized … On the 28th the Battalion marched up the line to relieve the 2nd K.R.R.C. [King’s Royal Rifle Corps] in the Hohenzollern Redoubt, and on the way incurred a loss which was doubly sad, since it did not happen in battle.

As the newly formed C company was parading in a side street of the town, more than five miles from the line, a solitary shell burst immediately behind their rear rank. None of the usual warning noises was heard, and observers from a distance looked up for an aeroplane; but the sky was clear, and without doubt it was a projectile from a high velocity gun. Six men were killed outright, 4 died of wounds, and the company suffered 59 casualties.”

Although not mentioned by name, it is likely that Stewart Clark was one of the wounded. He died of his wounds in the 1st/4th Canadian Casualty Clearing Station at Pernes. He was 23 years old. Perthshire Advertiser, 5th June 1918 “OUR OWN MEN “PERTH CITY “PRIVATE STEWART CLARK DIES OF WOUNDS “Intimation has been received in Perth that Private Stewart Clark, Black Watch, has passed away of wounds at a clearing station in France. Deceased was a son of Mr John Clark, manager, City of Perth Co-operative Society, and was a lad of much promise. He went out to France a short time ago.”

Stewart Clark is also commemorated on the Perth Middle United Free Church War Memorial.