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An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL.

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An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL. . An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL. . An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL.









An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE, To:
420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson.WORCESTERSHIRE REGT.
KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st MAY 1917. BATTLE OF ARRAS

Sam was from HINCKLEY and is COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL.
An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL. Includes a typed copy of the war diary which contains an excellent narrative of the action where Samuel and many other members of his unit were lost.The diary report relates that the men were fighting in mud that was "over their knees." This action also started just before midnight and was fought in totally atrocious conditions under heavy shell fire while continuing in the blackness of the early hours of the morning. Many men were killed or missing and like young Sammy Johnson, many were never found.

An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL.
A copy MIC. Unit history, copy map showing the exact area of the battle are here included.

An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL.











Medals EF & AEF on original ribbons. Ring on Victory medal twisted and straightened.

£295

An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL.
An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL. An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL.
SAMUEL JOHNSON HAS NO KNOWN GRAVE AND IS REMEMBERED WITH ETERNAL HONOUR ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. BAY 6.

" LEST WE FORGET"

An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL.

An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE HINCKLEY WAR MEMORIAL.
£295

An emotive PAIR & PLAQUE to 420159. Pte. Samuel Johnson. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. KILLED-IN-ACTION 31st May 1917. Battle of Arras. From HINCKLEY and COMMEMORATED ON THE WAR MEMORIAL. Includes typed copy of the war diary with an excellent narrative of the action where Samuel was lost. A copy MIC. Unit history, copy map showing the exact area of the battle.