Great War Medals to the East and West Kent Regiments, Victory Medal, ‘GS-8012 PTE J.F. COLLINS R.W. KENT R.’ and British War and Victory Medals, ‘6115 PTE. G. SIMONS E. KENT R.’James Frederick Collins from Catford London, attested for the 11th (Lewisham) Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment on 18th May 1915. He served overseas with the 1st Battalion, his service record shows that he was blown up and buried for a considerable time on 3rd October 1917 but he recovered and we eventually discharged to Class Z Army Reserve.G Simons served with the 1/5th Battalion East Kent Regiment in the Asiatic theatre of from 3rd October 1916 and later served with the Military Foot Police (#P12749). Simons was also awarded the Territorial Force War Medal named to Royal West Kent Regiment (#1509).