Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part III)

Pair: Private W. J. Wheat, East Lancashire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (38681 Pte., E. Lan. R.), in damaged card box of issue, extremely fine (2) £50-70

Walter Joseph Wheat was born in Liverpool and enlisted at Seaforth, Lancashire. Serving with the 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, he was killed in action on 2 April 1918, aged 33 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.