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Pair: Private H. Maxted, 19th (St. Pancras) Battalion, London Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (7150 Pte. H. Maxted. 19-Lond. R.); together with a 19th Battalion (St. Pancras) County of London Regiment cap badge, nearly extremely fine
Pair: Private H. A. Speight, 20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment, who was wounded on the Western Front in October 1916
British War and Victory Medals (5887 Pte. H. A. Speight. 20-Lond. R.); together with a 20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment cap badge, light contact marks, very fine
Pair: Private H. G. Farrant, 21st (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (2814 Pte. F. G. Farrant. 21-Lond. R.); together with a 21st (First Surrey Rifles) County of London Regiment cap badge, good very fine (6) £100-£140
Herbert Alexander Speight voluntarily enlisted in November 1915, into 10th Battalion East Surrey Regiment and transferred to the 20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment in June 1916. He suffered a shell or shrapnel wound to the back in October 1916 and was initially reported missing, but re-joined and was evacuated to the U.K. He later served in the Labour Corps and was re-numbered 341867. He was discharged in February 1919.
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