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Auction: 22133 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 99

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa (3547 Pte G. Lane. Suffolk Regt), contact marks, pitting and edge bruising, nearly very fine

George Lane was born Ely, Cambridgeshire in 1875. Enlisting with the Suffolk Regiment on 3 June 1893 he was posted to the 1st Battalion. Posted to Burma Lane was stationed at Rangoon in 1893 when he was caught breaking out from the Barracks on 11 June 1897, later transferred on to Quatta in 1901. The Regiment was sent on to South Africa for service in the Boer War, here they saw action in Transvaal with General French's column, notably half of them were present for the push from Barberton to Machadodorp. Leaving South Africa Lane remained with the Regiment until 10 February 1905 when he was discharged to the Army Reserve. Leaving the Reserve at Gosport on 3 May 1912 Lane returned to civilian life.

Returning to the colours on 28 August 1914 he was posted first to the 3rd Battalion Suffolk Regiment before joining the 2nd Battalion in France on 7 October 1914 (Medals and Star). Lane was wounded in Action on 19 November 1914 but survived and continued with the unit which saw heavy fighting throughout 1915 and 1916 including the Battle of Albert during the Somme Offensive. He remained with the Suffolk Regiment until 22 November 1916 when he was declared unfit for frontline service and permanently depot posted. He was finally demobilised on 9 March 1919; sold together with copied medal rolls and service papers.


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