A 1916 Memorial Cross To Pte.clarke; Killed At The Battle Of Flers-Courcelette Auction A Company 4th Battalion Rifle

A Company 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade (Afghanistan) / Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry/Pioneer Battalion/2nd Depot Battalion (First World War) Description: Afghanistan Medal 1878-1880

marked "AUSGEGEBEN VON DER DEUTSCHEN UND OESTERREICH-UNGARISCHEN HILFSGESELLSCHAFT CHICAGO U

awarded a Pilot's Flying Badge and achieved the rank of Temporary Sergeant on September 3

When the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service merged to form the Royal Air Force on April 1

A 1916 Memorial Cross To Pte.clarke; Killed At The Battle Of Flers-Courcelette Auction A Company 4th Battalion RifleGeorge V (623181 Pte. R. CLARKE). Naming is engraved. Light contact, very fine. Accompanied by a copy of his Attestation Paper. Footnote: Robert Clarke was born in Ireland on April 25, 1883, the son of Joseph Clarke and Elizabeth Clarke of Magheraleave Road, Lisburn, Ireland. He had three brothers: Corporal William. J. Clarke (who was in the Liverpool Scottish and was reported missing in 1917 but subsequently, on January 25, 1918 was reported wounded