George Clements was born  on 15 Oct 1918, the son of William George and Florence Edith Clements, of Islington, London, and had five brothers.

He joined the Royal Navy in January 1938, and served first in destroyers. He fought at Narvik in HMS BEDOUIN in April 1940. He was drafted to HMS DOLPHIN for submarines in November 1940. He joined the submarine depot ship HMS MEDWAY on 15 December 1940, probably having sailed out to Alexandria in a warship via Gibraltar, and was drafted to HMS TRIUMPH on 1 May 1941.

George Clements is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial Panel 53 Column 2.