Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Memorial Plaque (Frank Elva Irish) remnants of adhesive to reverse, very fine £50-£70

Frank Elva Irish was born in Yarker, Ontario, Canada in February 1877. He served during the Great War with the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Private Irish was killed in action, 31 March 1917, whilst on duty with a Lewis gun in the trenches, East of Souchez, he was instantly killed by an enemy shell which burst close to the gun crew. He is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.