China 1900, no clasp (4408 Pte. G. Rose. 2nd. Rl: Welsh Fus:) edge bruise, very fine £200-£240

George Rose was born in Mile End, London, in 1875 and attested for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at London on 13 July 1894, having previously served in the 5th (Militia) Battalion, Rifle Brigade. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the occupation of Crete, 3 July 1897 to 2 August 1898, and then in China from 12 December 1898 to 25 December 1902, although, unusually for a member of the Battalion, was not present at the Relief of Pekin (confirmed on the Medal Roll as receiving a no clasp medal). He transferred to the Reserve on 8 February 1903 and was discharged on 12 July 1906, after 12 years’ service.