The Military Medal and Imperial Service Medal to Sapper Frank Clements

The Military Medal and Imperial Service Medal to Sapper Frank Clements, Royal Engineers: M.M., George V (71509 SAPR F. CLEMENTS. 16/D.S. COY R.E.), extremely fine and attractively toned; I.S.M., 2nd type, Elizabeth II, cased and with card outer box (FRANK CLEMENT M.M.), extremely fine or nearly so; together with an apparently contemporary typed copy of the M.M. citation.

Sapper Clements performed his M.M. act while attached to the H.Q., 180th Brigade R.F.A.:

"For Laying a line during a heavy gas bombardment on the morning of the 21st March, 1918, at RONSSOY when all other communications had failed. Between March 21st. and 25th., this linesman was continually under heavy shell fire keeping through communications."