1914-15 Star (CAPT: F.E. CLARK. A.S.C.); British War Medal (MAJOR F.E. CLARK.); Victory Medal (MAJOR F.E. CLARK.) - with original cardboard boxes of issue.
Frank Ewart Clark was born in Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire on 10 March 1891. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the East Lancashire Brigade Company, East Lancashire Divisional Transport & Supply Column of the Army Service Corps on 10 March 1911 and, when WWI broke out, was posted to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in the rank of Captain on 5 November 1914 with the 42nd Divisional Train. His address at the time he applied for his medals was Foxley Lodge, Lymm, Cheshire.
The 42nd Divisional Train, Army Service Corps (ASC) was the transport and supply unit for the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division in Egypt during World War I, consisting of companies like 447, 448, 449, and 450, which were horse-drawn. When the main 42nd Division deployed to France in 1917, the Divisional Train was left in Egypt, transferred to the 53rd (Welsh) Division, and later the 74th (Yeomanry) Division, continuing to serve in the Middle East campaigns like Gaza and Beersheba. Clark thus had service only in Egypt rising to the rank of Major.
According to the 1939 Register he was living at 36 Westcliffe Road, Southport, Lancashire and was a Ladies and Children Garment Manufacturer.
He passed away at the Carlton Nursing Home in Southport, Lancs on 29 August 1963
Medals are in good condition unless indicated otherwise. Sold with some research.
