Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith

Three: 2nd Engineer Officer J. E. Clark, Merchant Navy, who was killed in action in the tanker Edwy R. Brown in February 1941

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, in their original addressed card forwarding box with related Minister of Transport condolence slip in the name of ‘James Eldred Clark’, extremely fine (3) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Eric Smith.

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James Edward Clark was killed in action on 18 February 1941, while serving as 2nd Engineer Officer in the tanker Edwy R. Brown, which vessel was torpedoed and sunk with all hands by the U-103, about 400 miles west of the Faroes - U-103 was commanded by Victor Schutze, who shortly afterwards was awarded Oak Leaves to his earlier Knight’s Cross; the above described forwarding box is addressed to the recipient’s widow, Mrs. M. S. Clark, 3 Warwick Road, South Shields.