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Clarence Ogden
Played by David Sterne
| Fact title | Fact data |
|---|---|
| Date of birth |
21 November 1856
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| Place of birth |
Buckfastleigh
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| Age at outbreak of WW1 |
57
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| Occupation |
Vicar
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| Address |
Buckfastleigh Parsonage
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An traditional Victorian vicar, Clarence is comfortable with voicing firm beliefs and resolute judgements. He serves on the panel for local military service tribunals and holds little sympathy for those who wish to be granted exemption from conscription. He shares his disgust of those who refuse to fight on grounds of conscience with his headmistress wife, .
Their son Martin is a recipient of the Croix de Guerre and is celebrated as a war hero. But, in private, Martin does not hold the same patriotic mindset of his parents about the war.
