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QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (Pte. J. Davey, Rifle Brigade), edge bruise, very fine

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QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (Pte. J. Davey, Rifle Brigade), edge bruise, very fine
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Lot Essay

Private John Davey was born in Peckham, London and enlisted in the Rifle Brigade in December 1899, aged 18 years. Posted to the 4th Battalion, he served in South Africa between December 1901 and February 1903, and was transferred to the Army Reserve in December 1907. Davey was finally discharged in December 1911.