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№ 280

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10 April 2024

Hammer Price:
£130

Pair: Private W. Rees, East Surrey Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 10 April 1917

British War and Victory Medals (21885 Pte. W. Rees. E. Surr. R.); Memorial Plaque (William Rees) in card envelope, good very fine (3) £80-£100

William Rees was born in Dolgelly, Wales, and attested for the East Surrey Regiment at Kingston, Surrey. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 10 April 1917. He is buried in Bully-Green Communal Cemetery, France.