Armentieres, France. c. 1916-05. Portrait of 2036 Private Clifford (Cliff) Arthur Ellis and 2040 ...

Places	Europe: France, Nord Pas de Calais, Nord, Lille, Armentieres Europe: France, Picardie, Aisne, Montbrehain Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Lone Pine Area, Lone Pine
Accession Number	P00834.001
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker	Guilleminot, R
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Armentieres, France. c. 1916-05. Portrait of 2036 Private Clifford (Cliff) Arthur Ellis and 2040 Corporal John (Jack) Foster Gear, both of 24th Battalion. Ellis was later awarded the Military Medal (MM) for action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, on 6 July 1915 and Gear was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for his action at Villers Bretonneux, France, on 4 July 1918. Lieutenant Gear was later killed in action during the battle for Montbrehain, 5 October 1918.