Three: Private H. J. Johnson, Rifle Brigade, who was killed in action with the 7th Battalion in Belgium in August 1917

1914-15 Star (S-10212 Pte., Rif. Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (S-10212 Pte., Rif. Brig.), good very fine and better (3) £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Cheshire and Manchester Regiments, Rifle Brigade and Royal Green Jackets formed by the late David Boniface.

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Herbert John Johnson, who was born in Kensington, Surrey, but resident at Plaistow, Essex on his enlistment, was killed in action in Belgium on 18 August 1917, while serving in the 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.