Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Benjamin Javes, a hosiery trade trimmer, born on the 11th January 1863 in Basford, Nottinghamshire (son of Thomas Javes and Ann Dodsley) and his wife Rebecca Javes (nee Langton, married on the 16th February 1884 in St. Leodegarius’s Church, Basford), born on the 13th March 1864 in Basford (daughter of John Langton and Mary Ann Knight Holmes). Clarence was born on the 18th March 1894 in Heanor, Derbyshire, his siblings were, Ethel, born on the 22nd September 1889, Thomas, born on the 14th December 1890 and baptised on the 7th June 1891 in St. Lawrence’s Church, Heanor and John, born on the 13th June 1892, all his siblings were born in Heanor, in March 1901 the family home was at 148, Beatrice Road, Leicester. In April 1911 Clarence was employed as a dyer’s labourer and was residing in the family home at 206, Fosse Road North, Leicester, together with his father, a hosiery trade trimmer, his mother and siblings, Ethel, a shoe trade machinist, Thomas, a hosiery trade trimmer and John, a hosiery trade trimmer. Clarence also had the following siblings, Harriett Ann, born on the 17th March 1885 in Basford and who died on the 2nd January 1886 in Nottingham, an unnamed baby boy who was born and died on the 16th February 1887 in Basford and Frederick Arthur, born in the 4th quarter of 1896 in Basford and who died on the 16th August 1899 in Leicester, aged two. Clarence’s mother died on the 4th January 1915 in Leicester, aged fifty. On the 20th January 1916, Clarence married Clarice White in the Church of The Martyr’s, Leicester, Clarice was born on the 20th April 1893 in Leicester, after their marriage they resided at 206, Fosse Road North, Leicester.
Clarence’s Army enlistment documents do not survive, all that is known of his military service is that he enlisted in Leicester into the Leicestershire Regiment, and was allotted the service number 25257, and posted as a Private to that Regiment’s Depot for training, subsequently being posted to the 8th Battalion. It is unknown when Clarence first entered the theatre of war in France, however as he was not recorded on the medal rolls for the 1914-15 Star, it must be assumed that it was at some time after the 31st December 1915. Nothing further is known of his military service until he was reported as having been killed in action on the 24th November 1916, while serving with the 8th Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment. He was buried in Vermelles British Cemetery in France. Clarence was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. On the 4th June 1917, Clarence’s widow Clarice was awarded a weekly Army Pension of thirteen shillings and nine pence.
The War Diary records: 24 Nov-16 - HOHENZOLLERN FRONT LINE SECTOR OF TRENCHES. From 8.00 to 11.00 am the enemy carried out an organised ‘strafe’ with mortars of all sizes. Considerable damage was done to our trenches, the sap at the top of LINCOLN STREET being blown in. Retaliation was asked for by the right sector, but the spasmodic efforts by our 18 pounders and Stokes mortars seemed quite unable to make any impressions. At 10.00 am a medium trench mortar fell close to junction of VIGO STREET and SAVILLE ROW, killing 4 men and wounding 5 others. The enemy seemed to have been searching for our trench mortars round DRUMMOND TRENCH and SAVILLE ROW.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Private Clarence Javes 25257 Born 18/3/1894. Left Mantle Road Boys School, Leicester on 26 July 1907.

In 1911 he was at 206 Fosse Road North with parents Benjamin and Rebecca (nee Langton), siblings Ethel,Thomas and John. He is listed as a dyers labourer in the hosiery trade.

Clarence was married on 18 Jan 1916 to Clarise White.

The above information was taken from the Claves family bible and was submitted with the photograph by Z. Page in 2020