Lot 4519

Description

Rimu, Pair: British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19; 32597 Pte.N.A.Sutherland N.Z.E.F. Impressed.; also, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 7.3g, 40x28mm), by W.J.Wesney (Otautau), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented By/The People of Rimu/To/Priv.N.Sutherland/On Return From/War/20-1-19' [illustrated]; two single medals: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18. 8/3415 Cpl.J.G.Sutherland. N.Z.E.F on the first medal, 26/636 Rflm.J.G.Sunterland. N.Z.E.F. on the second medal. Both medals impressed. Very fine. (5)

Together with a NZ Returned Soldiers Association silver badge, numbered 32597.

32597 Pte Norman Alexander Sutherland, 19th Reinforcements, Specialist Machine Gun Section, NZEF, embarked from New Zealand 15 November 1916.

8/3415 Pte John Gordon Sutherland, Otago Infantry Battalion, 8th Reinforcements, embarked from New Zealand 13 November 1915, Killed in Action, France, 13 December 1917 (Cpl).

26/636 Rflm James George Sutherland, 4th Battalion, D Company, NZRB, embarked from New Zealand 5 February 1916.

Possibly three brothers.