A portrait of a First World War British soldier, Private Edward Victor Long of the 2/7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment, 174th Brigade, taken on 28th November 1918. Private Long wears the medal ribbon of the Military Medal, earnt during fighting on the western front in Northern France. He is seen wearing a trench watch with a shrapnel guard, and a single armband of a signaler.

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His regimental numbers were 7778 and 353917.

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Size: 3260px × 4447px
Location: France
Photo credit: © The Palmer Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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