A Collection of Great War Medals

Pair: Private A. H. Long, 9th Battalion London Regiment, killed in action, First Day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916

British War and Victory Medals (4137 Pte., 9-Lond. R.); Memorial Plaque (Arthur Henry Long) this last pierced and pinned at 12 and 6 o’clock, medals extremely fine (3) £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Great War Medal Collection of Robin H.J. Darvell.

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Arthur Henry Long lived in the City of London and enlisted in London. Serving with the 9th (County of London) Battalion London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), he was killed in action on the first day of the battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916.