A West Indies Naval Campaign Medal Ordinary Seaman Frank T. Clarke; U.s.s. Wilmington Newly Listed page 14015

page 14015

completing twelve years with the KRRC

one month shy of his twenty-seventh birthday

below the crown are bronze gilt wings flanking a silver cross with black painted ribbed arms

A West Indies Naval Campaign Medal Ordinary Seaman Frank T. Clarke; U.s.s. Wilmington Newly Listed page 14015(Sampson Medal): Bronze, engraved "FRANK T. CLARKE, O. S." on the edge, 39. 3 mm, on original ribbon with bronze suspension hanger inscribed "U. S. S. WILMINGTON" with pinback, spotting, contact marks, very fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, recessed medal bed, scuffing and wear evident on the exterior, wear on the velvet lining and exposing the raised copper frame on the medal bed, case fine. (C: 127)