Pair: Serjeant W. Ballard, 23rd Battalion London Regiment, attached King’s African Rifles, who was killed in action, East Africa, 18 October 1917

British War and Victory Medals (701257 Sjt., 23-Lond. R.) nearly extremely fine (2)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Bruce C Cazel Collection of British Campaign Awards.

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William Ballard lived at Pimlico and enlisted at Clapham Junction. Serving with the 23rd Battalion London Regiment and attached to the 3/2nd King’s African Rifles, he was killed in action at Mahiwa in East Africa on 18 October 1917, aged 23 years. He was buried in the Dar-es-Salaam War Cemetery. With copied war diary extracts and other research. Note: the C.W.G.C. site incorrectly lists his parent battalion as the 21st Battalion London Regiment.