Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private H. T. Reading, 16th (Queen’s Westminsters) Battalion, London Regiment, late 8th Battalion (Post Office Rifles), who died of wounds on the Western Front on 15 August 1917
British War and Victory Medals (6799 Pte. H. T. Reading. 8-Lond. R.) traces of verdigris to VM, otherwise good very fine

Pair: Sergeant W. A. Janes, 19th (St. Pancras) Battalion, London Regiment, who died of wounds received on the Western Front on 17 October 1916
British War and Victory Medals (7099 Pte. W. A. Janes. 19-Lond. R.) good very fine

Memorial Plaque (Reginald James Wood); together with unofficially renamed British War and Victory Medals (218 L/Cpl R. Wood 20-Lond. R) very fine (7) £100-£140

Henry Thomas Reading, of Walthamstow, attested for the London Regiment and served 8th Battalion (Post Office Rifles) during the Great War on the Western Front, before transferring to the 16th (Queen’s Westminsters) Battalion. He died of wounds on 15 August 1917, and is buried in Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Wallace Arthur Janes attested for the London Regiment and served with the 19th (St. Pancras) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He died at home on 17 October 1916, of wounds received at High Wood, on the Somme, and is buried in Herne Bay Cemetery, Kent. His rank on the C.W.G.C. roll of honour (and indeed that on his headstone) is officially shown as Sergeant, yet his medals are impressed Private. Sold with a photograph of his grave.

Reginald James Wood attested for the London Regiment, and served with the 20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 March 1915. He was killed in action on 21 January 1916, and is buried in Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, France.