Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (3869 Pte. J. Ree. S. Stafford: Regt.) pawn broker’s mark to reverse field, minor edge bruising, very fine £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Staffordshire Regiments.

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John Ree was born in Cannock, Staffordshire, in 1875 and initially attested for the King’s Royal Rifles. Judged ‘not big enough’ and subsequently rejected, he joined the South Staffordshire Regiment on 11 July 1893 and was posted to the 2nd Battalion in Egypt on 23 February 1895. Transferred to India six months later, Ree served in South Africa from 18 March 1902 to 13 September 1902 and was discharged after 12 years with the Colours on 10 July 1909.