Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private A. E. Long, 20th Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 20 October 1915
1914-15 Star (2943. Pte. A. E. Long, 20-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2943 Pte. A. E. Long. 20-Lond. R.), attempted erasure to first, very fine or better

Three: Private W. Wise, 20th Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich), who died of wounds on the Western Front on 26 March 1918
1914-15 Star (3395, Pte. W. Wise, 20-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3395 Pte. W. Wise. 20-Lond. R.), very fine (6) £120-£160

Albert Edward Long, who was born in Lewisham, London, was killed in action on 20 October 1915, while serving with ‘D’ Company, 1/20th Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich), and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. Sold with copied newspaper extract, which includes a photograph of the recipient.

William Wise, who was from Catford, London, died of wounds on 26 March 1918, while serving with the 20th Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich), and was buried at Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension. Sold with copied research, including the battalion’s war diary for March 1918.