A 1916 Memorial Cross To Pte.clarke; Killed At The Battle Of Flers-Courcelette Hold The next day the Sovereign

The next day the Sovereign Congress named him emperor

numbered "213680" across the reverse horizontal arms

during the German Ardennes offensive in late 1944 (battle of the Bulge)

The conditions on the Western Front made its mounts more of a hindrance than a benefit

A 1916 Memorial Cross To Pte.clarke; Killed At The Battle Of Flers-Courcelette Hold The next day the SovereignGeorge 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