Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private L. W. Johnson, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 May 1915
1914-15 Star (2102 Pte. L. W. Johnson. Yorks. L.I); British War Medal 1914-20 (2102 Pte. L. W. Johnson. Yorks. L.I), suspension removed and remnants of brooch mounting to reverse; Memorial Plaque (Leonard Wallace Johnson) in card envelope, traces of verdigris to plaque, otherwise very fine except where stated (3) £60-£80

Leonard Wallace Johnson was born in Cravdon Moor, near Barnsley, Yorkshire. He attested for the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and served with the 1/5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 April 1915. He was killed in action on 27 May 1915 while his battalion occupied the trenches at trenches at Rue Petillon near Fleurbaix, and is buried in Bois Grenier Communal Cemetery, France.