Lot 1601

Description

Operative Bakers of Otago, fob medal, struck in gold (9ct, 16.0g, 42x30mm), no maker (probably A.Teutenberg, Auckland), reverse inscribed 'Presented by the/Operative Bakers/of Otago/3-3-14/Won By/Fireman S.Lee'; O.V.F.B. (Oamaru Volunteer Fire Brigade), 1917., fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 3.8g, 30x28mm), unidentified maker, reverse inscribed 'To/Fireman/S.Lee./On His Return/From/Active Service'. Very fine, both with ring top suspensions. (2)

Probably 9/49 Tpr Samuel Lee, Otago Mounted Rifles, Main Body, embarked from New Zealand, 16 October 1914.