Catalogue
Pair: British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 69932 Pte.E.P.Meenan. N.Z.E.F. Both medals impressed; also, stock medal struck in silver (39mm), no maker, ring top swivel suspension, obverse inscribed 'Christian Bros. Schools/Dunedin', reverse inscribed 'Bishop's Scholarship/1881/Connor Meenan' [illustrated]. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $500
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Pair: British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 33766 Cpl. R.K.Quinn. N.Z.E.F. Both medals impressed. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Pair: British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 36758 L/Cpl.E.R.Roskruge. Impressed. Missing ribbons, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
British War Medal 1914-18. 2/2586 Gnr.H.Bramley.N.Z.E.F. Impressed.; fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.2g, 29x24mm), by JAW & Co, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'N.Z./Y.M.C.A./France/July 1917', reverse inscribed 'Mile Champ/N.Z.F.A./Won By/Gnr.H.Bramley/7th Battery'. Very fine, the second illustrated. (2)
Estimate $400
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British War Medal 1914-18. 23697 Cpl.A.J.Haub. N.Z.E.F. Impressed.; also, Masonic Founder's jewel, Lodge St. Clair No.246, 1922, struck in gilt and enamel (40x29mm), by Moller, Dn, reverse inscribed 'Bro.A.J.Haub/1st Chaplain'; another, as last, but Lodge Koputai No.239, 1922, reverse inscribed 'Bro.A.J.Haub'. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
British War Medal 1914-18. 13170 Gnr. G.F.Foulston. N.Z.E.F. Impressed. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
British War Medal 1914-18. 26325 L/Cpl. G.Skurr. N.Z.E.F. Impressed. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Victory Medal 1914-19. 58401 Tpr J.G.Mawhinney. N.Z.E.F. Impressed; also fob medal, hand engraved in silver (37mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Won By/T.Mawhinney/Seven.A.Side/Ranfurly/28.9.18'; another, hand engraved in silver (35mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'T.M.', reverse inscribed 'N.P.F.T./1st/Schoolboys/1918'. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $250
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Metal badge, c1918, blue, white, red and gilt metal (30mm), no maker, pin-back, NZ Coat of Arms and a kangaroo and emu above 'Our Empires Motto' in centre, rose thistle and shamrock below, outer inscription 'Better Die Fighting/Than Live Dishonoured'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
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N.Z. A.R.S.A. (New Zealand Anzac Returned Soldiers Association?), badge in silver (28mm), by Watts (Reuben Watts, Auckland), pin-back suspension, numbered '107' on reverse (Oldham 11/53). Toned, 'For King and Empire' mostly erased at top, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
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N.Z. A.R.S.A. (New Zealand Anzac Returned Soldiers Association?), badge in silver (28mm), by Watts (Reuben Watts, Auckland), pin-back suspension, numbered '76' on reverse (Oldham 11/53). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
NZ Returned Soldiers Association, badge in voided silver (43x27mm), by C.B. (Cecil M.Bay, Wellington), pin-back, obverse inscribed '72400'. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Memorial plaque, WWI, John Thomas Hearn. Renamed.; R.M.R.C. (Rangitata Miniature Rifle Club), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 12.5g, 37x33mm), by F.J.D. (Frederick J.Dunn, Timaru), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Challenge Medal/Won By/J.T.Hearn/1915'; also, a full hunter pocket watch, in gold (14ct, tot wt 89.7g incl workings), metal dust cover inscribed 'J.G.R./to/H.H.', back plate inscribed 'Henry Hearn/Rangitata Island/Canterbury/NZ/23-3-98', not working, case dented. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,300
N.Z.E.F. (New Zealand Expeditionary Force), c1917, in bronze gilt (35mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'N.Z.E.F./Sports/1500/Medley Relay/W.McHugh'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
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New Zealand Division, British Expeditionary Force, c1917, struck in bronze (45mm), by Spink, London, uninscribed (M.B/1). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $350
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Anzac Race, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.1g, 30mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Won By/George Reid/Waipiata/26.12.16'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
4th N.Z. Infantry (Res) Brigade, uniface, fob medal, struck in gold (9ct, 7.3g, 26mm), by V&S (Vaughton & Son, Birmingham), hallmark for Birmingham, 1918, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '1st/Relay Race'. Good extremely fine and very rare in gold.
Estimate $600
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4th N.Z. Infantry (Res) Brigade, uniface, fob medal, struck in silver (26mm), by V&S (Vaughton & Son, Birmingham), hallmark for Birmingham, 1918, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Pte Fordham/Broad Jump/21-9-18'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
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4th N.Z. Infantry (Res) Brigade, struck in gold (9ct, 7.8g, 25mm), by V&S (Vaughton & Sons, Birmingham), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '1st/Relay Race'; another, struck in silver with gold centre, hallmark for Birmingham 1919, reverse inscribed '2nd/Cycle Race'. Extremely fine, the second toned. (2)
Estimate $350
SOLD $220
4th N.Z. Infantry (Res) Brigade, fob medal, uniface, struck in silver (26mm), by V&S (Vaughton & Son, Birmingham), hallmark for Birmingham 1918, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Tug-Of-War/S.Sgt/A.F.Sadgrove'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
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7th W.W.C.-Regt (7th Wellington & West Coast Regiment), 1918, uniface stock medal in silver (32mm) with gold coat of arms attached to obverse, by N. & Son, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Tug of War/J.E.James/D Coy/1918'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
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New Zealand Expeditionary Force, c1918, struck in silver (21mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'To/Laurie/from Daddy'. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $80
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Y.M.C.A (Young Men's Christian Association), WWI, handcrafted in silver and gold (42x42mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse crudely inscribed 'Y.M.C.A./1st Bde/Palestine/Regby (sic) (Rugby)/December/1918', reverse inscribed 'Won by/Sergeant/B.Thorpe'. Very fine.
Estimate $350
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WWI, prize medal struck in silver (39mm), English maker and hallmark, obverse inscribed '3rd B/N/./Canterbury/Regt./N.Z.E.F.'. Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $350
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British Expeditionary Force Recreational Training, WWI, struck in brass (33mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'Swimming', reverse inscribed '2nd/Spr Shearer/N.Z./France'. Fine.
Estimate $100
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Southern Counties Cross Country Association, uniface, struck in brass (25mm), by Vaughton, Birm., ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '6/1711/F.Shaw/1st Cant.Regt./1918'. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
WWI, identity tag, hand engraved on the smoothed out reverse of a copper medal (32mm) of Lord Kitchener, reverse inscribed 'N.Z.Mil.Forces/ 3/561/No.1 N.Z.S.H.'. Good fine.
Estimate $200
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Identity disc, hand engraved on a smoothed out reverse of an Egypt, ten piastres coin of 1917, inscribed '3/122/Sgt.S.H.Cowan/Palestine/New Zealand Medical Corps/1914-1917', pierced at top for suspension. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
WWI identity disc, on a France, Louis Philippe I, silver five francs (c1840) (37mm), reverse smoothed out and impressed with 'N.Z. Mil.Forces/H.Faithful/Otago.M.R./ 9/2066', holed at top for suspension. Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
New Zealand Veterinary Corps, unofficial identity disc using a French two franc coin, inscribed on obverse 'Sgt.Mjr.J.Goddard/ 17/67 /N.Z.V.C./Att/13th Bty'. Holed at top for suspension, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100