Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private G. Westland, East Lancashire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (49272 Pte., E. Lan. R.) extremely fine (2) £50-70

George Westland was born and lived in Chatham and enlisted at Maidstone, Kent. Serving initially with the Royal Sussex Regiment, he transferred to the 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, and was killed in action on 12 October 1918, aged 22 years. He was buried in the Douai British Cemetery, Cuincy, Nord, France.

Sold with four unrelated sports medals and an unofficial Coronation Medal of Edward VIII.