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Auction: 21103 - Orders, Decorations and Medals e-Auction 4
Lot: 64

Pair: Private J. Flory, Rifle Brigade

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing's Nek (4753. Pte. J. Flory. Rif. Bde.), officially engraved naming, top clasp lugs clipped; King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4753 Pte. J. Flory. Rifle Brigade.), contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine (2)

John Flory was born at Harmondsworth in November 1877 and joined the Rifle Brigade on 3 December 1896, having purchased his Discharge from the 3rd Middlesex Regiment. He served in South Africa during the Boer War from 23 October 1899-29 October 1902 with the Mounted Infantry. He was posted missing and rejoined on 17 September 1901 at Blood River Poort, Gazetteer refers:

'A poort through which the Blood River runs southwards to the west of the Schurweberg in Natal Colony (Utrecht district; KwaZulu-Natal), 25 km west of Vryheid. On 17 September 1901, Cmdt-Genl. L. Botha, on his second advance into Natal, defeated a British force, Gough's Mounted Infantry led by Lt-Col H. de la P. Gough, in the poort. During the action, Lt L.A.E. Price-Davies, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, was awarded the Victoria Cross for charging into a force of some 400 Boers attempting to seize the British guns.'

Discharged in October 1908, Flory re-enlisted in October 1916 for the Army Service Corps and saw home service only.

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