| Memorial service - Sint-Jan
- 10/10/2009 In the morning of Saturday, October, 10th, 2009 a memoral
service took place at Oxford
Road Cemetery at Sint-Jan, Ieper. The service was held for Captain
Clement Robertson VC and Private Cyril Sheldon Allen DCM who fought together
in the Ypres Salient. They were part of the Motor Machine Guns, later the Royal
Tank Regiment. They fought in the same tank during 1917. The family of both soldiers
came together and the medals of both soldiers were reunited during the service. 
Mr.
Chris Lock Royal Tank Regiment Association, and memorial sponsor of the Ypres
Salient Tank Memorial at Poelkapelle. 
Call
to attention by the Last
Post Association buglers. 
Address
by a member of the family Captain Clement Robertson VC. 
On
the grave, the original Victoria Cross of Captain Clement Robertson VC. 
A
lot op people attended the ceremony. 
On
the left Richard Van Emden accompanied by Jeremy Banning. 
Johan
Vanbeselaere. 
The
case with the medals of Private Cyrill Sheldon Allen DCM, who fought together
with Captain Clement Robertson VC. 
Prayers. 
The
Last Post. 
Followed
by a lament by the Last Post Association Piper. 
Laying
of the wreaths. 
The
Reveille. 
Both
soldiers reunited after so many years. 
Presenting
the Victoria Cross. 
The
medal box of Private Cyril Sheldon Allen DCM. 
In
this magnificent frame you can see from left to right (Info: Jacky Platteeuw): - British
War Medal and cap badge from Machine Gun Corps
- Distinguished Conduct Medal
and cloth shoulder title from Motor Machine Gun, embroyded insigna Tank Corps.
Above: buttons Machine Gun Corps. Next to effigie of the King: collar badges Tanks
Corps. Beneath: brass shoulder title Machine Gun Corps.
- Interallied Victory
Medal
Meer
info over C Robertson en zijn actie op 4 oktober kun je vinden in een uitvoerig
artikel door F. Debergh. Deze rubriek staat open voor iedereen.
Ook jij kunt foto's doorsturen voor de rubriek "Je was er bij". Ons adres: info@westhoek.be Everyone
can send pictures for the pages "You were there". Our address: info@westhoek.be | 
