First Man Of White River Township
To Make The Supreme Sacrifice
August 21, 1918
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| Private Clarence W. Borror, U.S. Army, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, World War I |
I. M. (Mart) Borror, a well known farmer of North-west of this city, was officially notified last Thursday of the death of his son Clarence Borror on the battle line in France between the dates July 19 and 24. Those dates being during the big drive.
Thus Clarence Borror becomes the first registered man of Randolph county and the first soldier of White River township to make the supreme sacrifice that this world be freed of militarism .
He was born October 30, 1894, on a farm North-west of this city and where he had always resided, gaining an extended circle of friends and acquaintances who all pronounce him as an industrious, honest and companionable boy and man. He was largely his father's principal help and a letter from him in France dated July 4 and received only a few days ago spoke of the hope of being able to return within a year and renew farm activities.
He was reprieved of a mother's care at an early age, and is survived by two brothers and four sisters, one of the latter being Mrs. Will Alexander of the city.
He was enrolled among the registrants in this county and by the big drawing was among the first numbers; and waiving all exemptions was with the first quota that left this country which was on September 21, 1917, for Camp Taylor, Kentucky. After remaining there a short time he was transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss., where after several months training he was sent over-seas arriving there on June 26, hence must have been placed in the battle line within a short time. He was a member of the machine gun company of 16th Infantry.
He seemed to have a reluctance towards having his picture taken and the family have no likeness of him save a picture taken during his babyhood and the one from which the above half tone was made which he had taken at Camp Shelby.
In his memory the flag on the court house tower and other public flags of our city were at half mast Saturday and Sunday. No arrangement could be made for memorial services by the churches throughout the county as the list of ministers is only held by the Ministerial association and the officers thereof are on their annual vacations. However, many ministers paid the departed hero a fitting tribute in their Sunday sermons.
The loyal and patriotic people of Randolph county sympathize with the family in their afflictions, but assure them that they should feel proud of their loved one who faced death bravely and made the supreme sacrifice that coming generations be made free of a militarism that threatened the freedom of the world.
He gave his all, and may it teach others to give something to make brighter the lives of the brave boys who are offering their bodies as a barrier between tyranny and liberty.
Source: Obituary Collection: 1917 Journal - 1918 Journal black binder located in the library at Randolph County Historical & Genealogical Society museum, Winchester, Indiana. Search completed April 2020.
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More of the story...
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| Draft Registration Card: C. W. Borror |
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Randolph; Roll: 1653185
Precinct 3, Winchester, White River Township.
Date of registration: 6-5-17.
Clarence Wellington Borror
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1894
Age: 22 years
Birth Place: Randolph County, Indiana
Street Address: R3, Randolph Co, Indiana
A natural born citizen.
Present trade/occupation/office: Farmer.
By whom employed: I. M. Borror.
Where employed: Randolph County, Indiana.
What military service have you had? None.
Height: Medium.
Eye and hair color: Brown.
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Burial site
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial
Belleau, Department de l'Aisne, Picardie, France.
The cemetery is almost 43 acres located in the Marne Valley.
It contains graves of 2,289 war dead and it is noted most casualties fought in the area during the summer of 1918.
A memorial chapel has 1,060 names of missing inscribed on an interior wall.
Private Clarence W. Borror
U.S. Army
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division
World War I
Entered from Indiana
Date of death: July 22, 1918
Status: Missing In Action
Memorialized: Tablets of the Missing
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1910 United States Federal Census
White River Township, Randolph County, Indiana, page 9A.
Isaac M. Borror, head of household, widowed. Age: 44, born about 1866 in West Virginia, male, race: white. Father's and mother's birthplace: West Virginia. Native tongue: English. Occupation: Farmer. Owns home, it is noted as mortgaged. He is able to read and write.
Lydia Borror, daughter to head of household. Age 19, born about 1891 in Indiana, white, female. Married 2 years; 1 child born, 1 child living. Native tongue: English, able to read and write. Father and mother born in West Virginia. Father's name: Isaac M. Borror.
Clarence Borror, son to head of household. Age 14, born about 1896 in Indiana, white, male. Single. Native tongue: English, able to read and write, attended school. Occupation: Farm Laborer, industry: home farm, wage earner. Father and mother born in West Virginia. Father's name: Isaac M. Borror.
Ollie Borror, son to head of household. Age 12, born about 1898 in Indiana, white, male. Single. Father and mother born in West Virginia. Father's name: Isaac M. Borror. Native tongue: English, able to read and write, attended school.
Estie Borror, daughter of head of household. Age 10, born about 1900 in Indiana, white, female. Single. Father and mother born in West Virginia. Father's name: Isaac M. Borror. Native tongue: English, able to read and write, attended school.
Millard Borror, son of head of household. Age 24, born about 1886 in West Virginia, white, male. Father and mother born in West Virginia. Father's name: Isaac M. Borror. Native tongue: English, able to read and write. Occupation: Driller, industry: Machine Shop, wage earner, out of work: no, number of weeks out of work: 0.
Goldie Borror, daughter of head of household. Age 19, born about 1891 in Indiana, white, female.
Single. Father and mother born in West Virginia. Father's name: Isaac M. Borror. Native tongue: English, able to read and write, attended school: no. Occupation: Retired, industry: hotel, wage earner; out of work: no, number of weeks out of work: 0.
Rosy Borror, daughter of head of household. Age 16, born about 1894 in Indiana, white, female. Single. Father and mother born in West Virginia. Father's name: Isaac M. Borror. Native tongue: English, able to read and write, attended school: no. Occupation: Servant, industry: Private Family, wage earner; out of work: no, number of weeks out of work: 0.
Mary Curtis, servant to head of household. Age 30, born about 1880 in Indiana, white, female. Widowed. Father and mother born in Indiana. Native tongue: English, able to read and write. Occupation: Servant, industry: Private Family, wage earner, out of work: no, number of weeks out of work: 0. Number of children born: 3, number of children living: 3.
Pearl L. Gray, granddaughter to head of household. Age 0, born about 1910 in Indiana, white, female. Single. Father and mother born in Indiana.
Clarence Curtis, hired hand to head of household. Age 21, born about 1889 in Indiana, white, male. Single. Father and mother born in Indiana. Native tongue: English, can read and write. Occupation: Farm Laborer, Industry: Working Out, wage earner, out of work: no, number of weeks out of work: 14.
NOTE: Wife of I. M. Borror, mother of Clarence Borror, was Dorothy Magdalene "Dolly" (Hedrick) Borror. She died March 27, 1901 and is buried in Bear Creek Cemetery northeast of Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana.
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