Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private F. Cornick, 4th South African Infantry

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte., 4th S.A.I.) good very fine (2) £50-70

Frank Cornick, born in Southampton, a shunter by occupation, enlisted as Private 10521 in the 4th South African Infantry (South African Scottish) at Potchefstroom, Transvaal on 4 November 1916. He embarked for france from England on 21 May 1917, arriving at Rouen the next day, jouning his unit on 13 June 1917. He was killed in action on 20 September 1917, aged 40 years, at Menin Road in the Third Battle of Ypres. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Sold with copied research.