WW1 Great War British Bronze Death Plaque & Medals Gallipoli Gaza R Clark W Kent For Sale

Excellent condition, Death plaque, Bronze memorial with card envelope and medal pair , British war and Victory medals, 205034 Roger Arthur Clarke Royal West Kent 2/4th Btn, Regiment .KIA middle eastern theatre campaign in Gaza 9th May 1917 (landed here after surviving Gallipoli), plus press clipping copy of his last letter to his mother,Nice examples for further research, WW1 Great War British Bronze Death Plaque & Medals Gallipoli Gaza R Clark W Kent WW1 Great War British Bronze Death Plaque & Medals Gallipoli Gaza R Clark W Kent Description

WW1 Great War British Bronze Death Plaque/Widows Penny Roger Arthur Clark West Kent Regt 2/4th Btn
Excellent condition, Death plaque, Bronze memorial with card envelope and medal pair , British war and Victory medals, 205034 Roger Arthur Clarke Royal West Kent 2/4th Btn, Regiment .KIA middle eastern theatre campaign in Gaza 9th May 1917 (landed here after surviving Gallipoli), plus press clipping copy of his last letter to his mother,Nice examples for further research

Plaque and medals in excellent condition with very little wear and definition of design is sharp,as good as you could find and has not suffered like some from over polishing, large bronze original and not a later copy guaranteed.Press cutting- Last letter to Mother she recieved after her son was killed in actionA LAST LETTER- War, with all its suffering and agony with all its horrors and atrocities, tragedy and pathos, cannot give rise to anything more infinitely sad than the arrival of the dead soldier\'s final letter-written, on the eve of battle, by the hand destined never again to hold a pen. One such was recently recieved by the mother of Pte. Roger Clark, a few days after she recieved news of her sons\'s death in action. It is typical of the man and indeed of the British soldier as a class. Pte Clark, who was in the Middlesex Regt, wrote as follows: \" Dear Mother-Just a few lines, hoping you are well. I expect you have wondered why you have not heard from me before, but since the battle I have felt too tired for anything. You do not notice it while the engagement lasts, but as soon as its over you feel you cannot move an inch. Well, I am glad to say I got thrrough it all right, but sorry to say I have lost several chums, wounded and killed. My pal was wounded by my side while we were carrying a message, so I got him under cover and, of course, had to carry on with my job, but I have heard from him since and am glad to say he is going on well. We had our Easter Communion out in the open at eight O\'clock which would be about 6 O\'clock in Blighty, so I guessed you were doing the same thing at the same time\"

Territorial Force

The 1/4th and 1/5th Battalions were both part of the Kent Brigade alongside the 4th and 5th (Weald), Buffs (East Kent Regiment) of the Home Counties Division were both sent to British India in late October 1914. Soon after arrival the division was broken up and both battalions were later sent to British Indian Army brigades, the 1/4th joining, in February 1918, the3rd Quetta Brigade of 4th (Quetta) Division, the 1/5th to54th Indian Brigade in the18th Indian Division. The 2/4th Battalion , originally assigned along with 2/5th Battalion to202nd (2/1st Kent) Brigade of 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division, took part in the Gallipoli Campaign in Autumn 1915 and then, having been evacuated, fought in the first battle of Gaza in March 1917.The 3/4th Battalion landed at Le Havre in June 1917 and served as a pioneer battalion on the Western Front.

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