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BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-18 : 9TH. BN. LONDON REGIMENT : KILLED IN ACTION 1 JULY 1916 :
British War Medal 1914-18 - 4875 Pte. R.G. COLE, 9-Lond. R. (9th. (County of London) Bn. (Queen Victoria's Rifles) : ( RUBEN G. COLE - Served in France with 1/9th.Bn., London Regiment, which had landed at Le Harvre on 5 November 1914 : On 1 July 1916 the Battalion took part in the diversionary attack at Gommecourt, during the first day of the Battle of the Somme when it suffered the loss of 221 Officers and men killed : The recipient was among those killed in action on that day and he is buried at Gommecourt British Cemetery No,2, Hebuterne : Of those killed 179 men have no known grave and they are commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.) Sold with verification; the recipient's Territorial Force Imperial Service Badge in brass and CWGC. information : The Medal Information Card confirms change of Regimental Number to 391765 and entitlement also to the Victory Medal 1914-19 : Some slight edge nicks but naming not effected, Generally VF - £285