Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Lance-Corporal W. Johnson, Royal West Surrey Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 April 1917
British War and Victory Medals (G-6355 Pte. W. Johnson. The Queen’s R.) good very fine

Pair: Private F. Istead, East Surrey Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 31 October 1918
British War and Victory Medals (48104 Pte. F. Isted. E. Surr. R.) extremely fine

Pair: Private E. W. Hopkins, Essex Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (42645 Pte. E. W. Hopkins. Essex R.); together with an Essex Regiment lapel badge, nearly extremely fine

Pair: Private L. Salter, 18th (London Irish) Battalion, London Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (2841 Pte. L. Salter 18-Lond. R) extremely fine (8) £100-£140

William Johnson, from Peckham, London, attested for the Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 23 April 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

Fred Isted was born in Petworth, Sussex, and attested for the East Surrey Regiment. He served with the 8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 31 October 1918. He is buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manacourt, France.