United Kingdom. An Rms Lusitania Propaganda Medal Archive He was baptized "John Clifford"

He was baptized "John Clifford" and took the name "Francis" as his confirmation name

in the army and navy

A third reich period german “Wehrfähig” badge

measuring 95 mm x 88 mm

Private Charles Clarke

United Kingdom. An Rms Lusitania Propaganda Medal Archive He was baptized "John Clifford"Constructed of magnetic iron, obverse illustrating the stricken liner sinking, her stern submerged to left while her ram shaped bow, laden with armaments, rises clear of the water (an image contradicting eyewitness accounts which stated that the ship went down bow first, the shape of the bow being a reference to the configuration of warships of the period and possibly a reminder that the British Admiralty had ordered merchant vessels to attempt to ram