Lot 788
A MILITARY MEDAL GROUP AND MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO WILLIAM CLISBY.
A George V Military Medal named to 86268 GNR W.P.Clisby 200/SGE:BY:RGA, War Medal and Victory Medals named to 86268 GNR WP CLISBY R.A. A Memorial Plaque to William Philip Clisby. With an extensive folder of research, photographs, letters and original documents. Lance Bombardier William Clisby MM of the 200th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery was killed in action at the age of 31 on 2 July 1918 having previously suffered a gun shot wound which led to a period in hospital and a 'small piece of steel' remaining in his thigh. He is buried at Daours Cemetry, to the east of Amiens on the Somme in France. His headstone is inscribed 'Faithful unto death'. William Philip Clisby was a butcher from Fulham, a married man, he joined up at the age of 30 on 11th December 1915. His Military Medal for bravery in the field was Gazetted 17th December 1917, p13188. One poignant extract from a letter probably to his sister concludes 'Hopeing this war will soon finish & that we shall all be happily brought together again'
