Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Corporal G. B. Smith, 13th (County of London) Battalion (Princess Louise’s Kensington Battalion), London Regiment, late 1st (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 12 August 1918

1914-15 Star (3016 Pte. G. B. Smith. 1-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3016 Cpl. G. B. Smith. 1-Lond. R.); Memorial Plaque (George Benjamin Smith) Plaque heavily scored to reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £140-£180

George Benjamin Smith was born in 1895 and attested for the London Regiment at Bloomsbury, London. Appointed Private in the 1st Battalion, London Regiment, he served in Egypt from 30 August 1915 and was later promoted Corporal in the 13th Battalion, London Regiment. Transferring to the Western Front, he died of wounds on 12 August 1918 and is buried in Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery, Averdoingt, France.

Sold with a studio portrait photograph of the recipient in uniform and another of his parents.