GROUP 1: Pair: British War and Victory Medal both correctly impressed to 14021 PTE J. CLARKE WORC. R. GROUP 2: Five: 1939/45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Australian Service Medal -SOLD

FAMILY GROUPING

GROUP 1: Pair: British War and Victory Medal both correctly impressed to 14021 PTE J. CLARKE WORC. R.

Note: Unclear as to relationship of both groups but not father & Son. Medals came together and we do not split families

 GROUP 2: Five: 1939/45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Australian Service Medal. Defence Medal, War Medal and Australian Service Medal all correctly named to VX48050 L. L. CLARKE Stars un-named as often found with early issue.

Enlisted 4^th July 1940 to 8^th Battalion as V58019

Enlisted A.I.F. at Caulfield 30^th July 1940 2/23^rd Battalion

Embarked Sydney for the Middle East 8^th March 1941

To Corps of Sigs Section 8^th July 1941

To 2/23^rd Battalion Garrison duty against Vichy French in Syria 19^th February 1942

AWOL with 120 days detention and then posted on further operations in North Africa and service at Gaza and Palestine with the 2/23^rd Battalion.

Embarked Suez per “L4” 31^st January 1943

Discharged medically unfit 27^th September 1943 (Malaria)

Note: Comes with Colonel Neil Smiths research

First group near EF second VF SOLD