Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (5) (5178. Pte. A. W. Clarke 20-Lond. R.; 3039 Pte. D. W. Dickinson. 20-Lond. R.; 5961 Pte. A. H. Paige. 20-Lond. R.; 6828 Pte. W. C. Hayward. 21-Lond. R.; R. 3588 Pte. I. Pile. 21-Lond. R.) nearly very fine and better (5) £100-£140

Arthur William Clarke, of New Cross, London, was killed in action on the Somme on 1 October 1916 whilst serving with the 1/20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment on the Somme during the capture of Eaucourt l'Abbaye. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

David William Dickinson, of Plumstead, London, landed in France on 9 March 1915 with the 1/20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment as part of the 5th London Brigade, and was killed in action on 28 May 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France.

Alfred Henry Paige, of Croydon, Surrey was killed in action on 15 September 1916 whilst serving with the 1/20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment, on the opening day of the battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Somme, where the 47th Division, of which the 1/20th were a part, were tasked with the Capture of High Wood, an operation which saw the division suffer over 4,500 casualties. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Walter Cyril Hayward enlisted on 9 March 1914 and served with the 1/21st (East Surrey Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War. He was discharged, wounded, on 12 April 1919, and received a Silver War Badge no. 453190.

Ivor Pile, originally of Neath, Glamorgan, attested for the Territorial Force on 21 April 1915 to serve with the 1/21st (East Surrey Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment. He sailed for France with them on 9 October 1915 and was killed in action during the Battle of Vimy Ridge on 23 May 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.