Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private F. W. Lark, 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (Territorial Force), who was killed in action on the Somme on 15 July 1916

1914 Star (1890 Pte. F. W. Lark. 1/4 Suff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1890 Pte. F. W. Lark. Suff. R.; Memorial Plaque (Frank William Lark), mounted in a contemporary glazed, wooden frame, extremely fine (4) £160-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Barry Hobbs Collection of Great War Medals.

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Frank William Lark was born in 1895 at Beccles, Suffolk and enlisted for the 1/4th Suffolk Territorials at Ipswich in mid 1914.
He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 8 November 1914 although no action was seen by the battalion before 14 December (not entitled to clasp).

Lark was killed in action on 15 July 1916. On this date, his battalion, as part of the 98th Brigade, 33rd Division, moved north east from Fricourt/Mametz ‘in support during attack on Switch Trench (15/7) - ground taken and held immediately in front of Bazentin-le-Petit. Casualties - over 200.’ (Tracing British Battalions on the Somme by Ray Westlake refers)

Private Lark was the son of Frederick Eade and Ellen Maria Lark of 2 Pearce Villas, Heneker Road, Ipswich and having no known grave is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.