| Surname: | Dubock |
| Initials: | C |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 5106768 |
| Notes: | CMP. He was born in Coventry and resided in Warwickshire and is shown in Army Roll of Honour as formerly Worcestershire Regiment but his army number is Royal Warwickshire Regiment, name spelt Bubock in this roll. Casualty List 416/5, Home, died result of accident, attached Royal Fusiliers, 8/1/1941. 7/9/49 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Defence Medal, War Medal. Address:- Pear Tree Farm, 596 Broad Lane, Eastern Green, Coventry Inscription on gravestone: He stood a soldier to the last right end, a perfect patriot, a noble end. Joint grave stone with 1911131 Spr. E Boy, RE died 26/9/1942, age 44. Clarence Dubock. Extract from the Peterborough Standard - Friday 10 January 1941. CORONER'S COMMENT ON STREET SHELTERS - "Most of Them Improperly Sited" MILITARY POLICEMAN'S DEATH. A verdict of Accidental Death was returned by the City Coroner (Mr W B Buckle) at an inquest at the Hospital yesterday (Thursday) on Lance Corporal Clarence Dubock, of the Corps of Military Police, who died the previous evening following a collision between his motor cycle combination and a car belonging to Mr G E Tucker of Peterborough. Evidence was given that Dubock's machine had skidded as he was taking the bend on Lincoln Road near Alma Road and crashed in to Mr Tuckers car. Dubock was 28 and was the son of Mr Henry Dubock of Pear Tree Farm, Bread Land, Eastern Green, Coventry. Sergt Harry Taylor, Military Police gave evidence of identification. Dr M Elyis Winston, House Surgeon said Dubock was admitted on Wednesday at 9.40 am. He had shock and a compound fracture of the left tibia and fibula. His condition was fair, but at 9.20 pm he collapsed and died. ROAD SURFACE WAS WET. Res. P C Jones said he went to Millfield at 9.30 am and found the collision had occurred near an air-raid shelter. The car had subsequently mounted a foot path, and both vehicles were considerably damaged. The car was licensed up to December 31st, and the driver was unable to produce a certificate of insurance. He was given five days in which to produce a certificate. but has not yet done so. The accident happened on a bend, where there was a tendency for vehicles to swing out. The road surface was wet and might easily cause a skid. Charles Dukes a wireless dealer, 263 Lincoln Road said at 9.35 am he was looking through his window towards the town, and saw a soldier riding a motor cycle combination. The cycle got into a skid, went straight across the road and hit a car which has swerved in an attempt to avoid a collision. The combination overturned and he saw the driver try to raise himself an then collapse. He could not judge the motor cyclist's speed but "it was not what some of these Military Police do." The man seemed to be taking the bend very cautiously and certainly his speed was not excessive. The Coroner: I do agree that at times there speed is a little more than is necessary for the safety of the public. OH MY LEG!" Mrs Nellie Wood, 438 Gladstone Street said she was walking in to town along the east side of Lincoln Road and heard a motor cyclist shout "Oooh!" The motorcyclist went out of her view behind an air-raid shelter and she heard a crass. She ran to the motor cyclist and he said "Oh my leg, my leg". Gregory Dean Tucker, salesman, Rock Road, said he was driving a car belonging to his employers, J G Suddern of Morley Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex and his speed was about 20 mph, as he had just started in third gear. On the Alma Road bend he kept close to the shelter and saw the military cyclist coming at a good speed, suddenly the sidecar wheel lifted the machine came across the road straight at him. Witness swerved to his left and there was a collision. He stopped on the foot path, after the motor-cyclist had been slung over the bonne of the car. It was his interpretation that he hit the end of the shelter before he fell to the ground between the shelter and a tree. THE SHELTER SITE. Witness added that a shelter on the west side of the road was in rather a dangerous positi9on. The Coroner: Like most of them. Witness: it is not on the pavement and to a certain extent it makes the bend blind for a few yards. You have to come out a bit to be able to see, and perhaps that is what the soldier was doing. The Coroner: I quite agree. It is like most of them - it is quite improperly sited, but they must be sited to perform the function for which they are intended. Returning a verdict of accidental death the Coroner said they would all deeply regret the loss of a serving soldier in such a way, but it was the type of accident which might happen to any person. An officer of another unit who was watching the proceedings said he was instructed that Dubock was an extremely efficient soldier and had been doing his job to perfection. Mr Tucker expressed sympathy to the relatives. |
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| Date of Death: | Jan. 8, 1941 |
| Company: | ATT ROYAL FUSILIERS |
| CWGC Link: | 2949563 |
| Cemetery: | PETERBOROUGH (EASTFIELD ROAD) CEMETERY, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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