Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. G. S. Howard, Royal West Kent Regiment, who died of wounds on 25 November 1918
British War and Victory Medals (G-39527 Pte. J. G. S. Howard. R.W. Kent R.); together with the recipient’s card identity disc, nearly extremely fine

British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (L-7640 Pte. W. Ireland. E. Kent R.; G-21121 Pte. G. F. Seager. E. Kent R.; 18058 Pte. A. E. Williams. E. Kent R.; G-8160 Pte. J. Young. E. Kent R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (1437 L-Nk. Dost Mohd. 29 Mule Cps.) minor edge bruising and contact marks, generally very fine and better (7) £120-£160

John George Samuel Howard was born in Sheerness, Kent, on 4 April 1895 and attested for the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment. He served with the 8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 25 November 1918. He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France.

William Ireland was born in Plymouth and attested for the East Kent Regiment at Manchester. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 September 1914 and was killed in action on 27 March 1915. He is buried in Ration Farm Military Cemetery, France.

G. F. Seager attested for the East Kent Regiment, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front, being captured and taken Prisoner of War. He was held at Marreburk P.O.W. camp, Langersalz, Germany.

Arthur Edward Williams attested for the East Kent Regiment, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front before transferring the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He was killed in action on 5 August 1918, and is buried in Sandpits British Cemetery, France.

John Young attested for the East Kent Regiment, and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1916. He was killed in action on 2 April 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Dost Muhammad served with the 29th Mule Corps, and was killed in action in Persia on 28 October 1918. He is commemorated on the Tehran Memorial, Iran.

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