Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private E. Ratcliffe, 9th (Service) Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment, who was killed in action during the Third Battle of Doiran, Salonika, 19 September 1918

British War and Victory Medals (26179 Pte. E. Ratcliffe R. Lanc. R.); Memorial Plaque (Ernest Ratcliffe) nearly very fine or better (3) £80-£120

Ernest Ratcliffe was born in Stepney, London. He served during the Great War with the 9th (Service) Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment in Salonika. Ratcliffe was killed in action, 19 September 1918, and on the latter date the Battalion were engaged in the Third Battle of Doiran assaulting positions held by the First Bulgarian Army.

Private Ratcliffe is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial, Greece.