Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Private C. Hill, Suffolk Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (3-10107 Pte., 8/Suff. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Malabar 1921-22 (5820681 Pte, Suff. R.) very fine (2) £280-320

M.M. London Gazette 28 January 1918

Clifford Hill was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, c.1889. Living in Bredfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, he enlisted into the Army and served with the 8th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, entering the France/Flanders theatre of war on 25 July 1915. Serving with them he won the Military Medal, the award being listed in the Divisional Routine Orders of 8 November 1917. He was discharged as a Class Z Reserve on 2 April 1919, being entitled to the 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals. Rejoining the Suffolk Regiment, he served in India, gaining the I.G.S. Medal with clasp ‘Malabar 1921-22’. With copied research.