Medals from the Collection of R.W. Gould, MBE

Three: Police Constable David Rees, Metropolitan Police, late East Yorkshire Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (5397 Pte., 2nd E. Yorkshire Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5397 Pte., E. York. Regt.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C.) contact marks and polished, therefore good fine or better (3) £100-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of R.W. Gould, MBE.

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David Ewart Rees was born at South Lambeth, London, on 24 April 1880. He enlisted for the East Yorkshire Regiment on 21 November 1896 but gave his age as 18 years 1 month. He served in South Africa from March to October 1899, and again from March 1901 until January 1903. He joined the Metropolitan Police on 24 June 1907 and was posted to “B” Division. Recalled to the Army in March 1915, he did not serve overseas and returned to the Police in February 1919, finally resigning on 15 May 1925.