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Sale 55 · Dr Alan Nicholson Collection of Australian Banknotes & Major Ted Millet Collection of War Medals & Militaria

Group of Five: Queen's South Africa Medal 1899 - three bars - Cape Colony; Rhodesia; Transvaal; King's South Africa Medal 1901 - two bars - South Africa 1901; South Africa 1902; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal. 2284 Trpr L.Podesta N.Z.M.R. on first medal, as 8222 on second medal, 9/871 Pte L.Podesta N.Z.E.F. on trio. Impressed. Repair to suspender on second medal, otherwise fine-very fine and scarce.

Louis Podesta, Wellington, New Zealand. Served (Boer War) 5th N.Z.Mounted Rifles No.12 Company (Wellington Section) 28Apr1900-12Jun1901, 7th N.Z.Mounted Rifles 26th Company (Supplementary Section) 13Jun1901-26Oct1901, 9th N.Z.Mounted Rifles, believed to have remained in South Africa after 7th Contingents and re-enlisted there, 12Apr1902-31May1902.(WWI)-served Third Reinforcement, Otago Mounted Rifles, EMB:14Feb1915. Less than 50 of this combination of medals known.

Estimate
$2,100
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$2,100