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1 Medals Attributed To Rank, Full Name, Service # Anderson/A/Pte (Private)/2109 Archer/J/Cpl (Corporal)/483 Ashby/G/J/Tptr/14629 & ( S/N 1979 rank WO CL2) Located Baker/H E (Henry)/Pte (Private)/40870 Barber/J R (John Ronald)/Spr (Sapper)/43713 Military Unit/s Served in 8Btn Australian Imperial Forces 9 th Coy 3 rd Imperial Yeomanry 61st Bty Royal Field Artillery Royal Inskilling 16 DIV then 30 DIV - RAF Solomons Mounted Rifles Reinforcement EF Soldiers Country of Origin Australian UK UK UK then Period Medals (Single/group) Boer War Boer War & British War Medal star Queens South Africa Medal with 2 bars ( 1 cape colony & orange free state) 3rd Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry Medal South African Gold Tribute Medal from 3 Town of Harrogate - Hallmarked JM Queens South Africa Medal with 6 bars (Belfast, Laings Nek, Relief of Ladysmith, 1 Orange Free State, Tugela Heights, Cape colony) Kings South Africa Medal 2 bars (1901, ), British War Medal, 4 Victory medal British War Medal Star 4 Pacific Star 5 War Medal 6 New Zealand War Service Medal 1 Victory Medal

2 Bates/ T / Beattie/M B (Malcolm Bartlett)/Lt (Lieutenant) 1st Battalion Scots Fusilier guards 'er served in UK with Royal Berkshire Regt UK Crimea Browne/G R/Capt (Captain) 88th Regt UK India Mutiny 1 Cameron/Kelvin Eric/Sgt/ Church (MM)/Horace G/Sgt (Sergeant)/ Clubb/F G (Frederick George)/Capt (Captain)/9435 Cobb/ W (Walter)/L (Leonard)/Lt (Lieutenant/ 11/26 Colbeck/ R W (Roy Wilfred) /Capt (Captain) Maj (Major) / st Bn, Auckland Regiment 1/14th London Regiment 26 Infantry Battalion, 2EF 1 Crimea Medal with Sebastopol Clasp, 2 Turkish Crimea Medal 1 Kings Empire Veterans "Veterans Medal" India Mutiny Medal with Central India Clasp ( Bar) 1 Military Medal, Star, British War Medal 4 Victory Medal, 5 Memorial Plaque UK 1 Distinguished Conduct Medal Military Cross (1942 Engraved on 1 Reverse) 1 Military Cross star, 3 Victory medal, & British War Medal 5 war medal 39-45, 6 British War Medal British War Medal 1 EF Wellington Mounted Rifles, Coastal Defence () Couper/J F (John Frederick)/Tpr (Trooper)/9049 8th Contingent Boer War 1 Queens South Africa Medal with 2 bars (1902 and Transvaal)

3 1 British War Medal, Dale/J/Sgt (Sergeant)/T Army Service Corps UK 2 Victory medal, 3 Meritorious Service Medal Fearon/C/Fireman (23-748/ RF) Auckland City Fire Long Service Medal (5 Year service) from, 1 Service Auckland City Fire Board Foster/ Tpr (Trooper)2375?????? 1 Military Medal Freke/J (John)/T(Turbit) 40th Reg foot UK Peninsular War Military General Service Medal ( 3 clasps Toulouse, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz) Garaway / A D (Alphonsus 2 Div Army Service Donavan) / Pte (Private)/ Corp 1 5 th Army Commemorative Medal Gerke /H (Harold) / Pte (Private)/ Gibbs/D (David)/Maj (Major)/4-01 Gill/E (Edward)/Pte (Private)/ Machine Gun Corps UK New Zealand Engineers, 1EF Canterbury Infantry Regiment British War Medal 3 Assorted Service Documents 1 Distinguished Service Order and bar, Star, British War Medal 4 Victory with MID, 5 Volunteer Officers Decoration 6 Colonial Auxiliary Forces Medal 7 Long & Efficient Service, 8 12 year TF 9 and Miniatures as above Star, British War Medal 3 Victory Medal 4 Memorial Plaque

4 Gilliland/S (Samuel)/Pte Private) Guttery/H (Harry)/Pte (Private)/78884 Hancock/J (John) Hurley/D J (Dennis Jerome)/Pte (Private)/ Jackson/E (Edith)/H/Nurse Waikato Regt Then Imperial New Zealand Wars 1 Medal (EF) 1 British War Medal Imperial s New Zealand Wars 1 war medal Infantry Battalion 1 Memorial Cross New Zealand Army Nursing Service Star, 2 Atlantic Star, 3 Pacific Star, 4 Italy Star, 5 British War Medal, 6 War Service Medal Kearton/T/Lt (Lieutenant) New Zealand Engineers 1 Italy Star Kennedy/Henry (Harry) Charles/Cpl (Corporal)/ EF Post 1 QEII Silver Jubilee Medal (1977) Khan/Adum/Pte/ Afghanistan th Regt Bn NI?? Located 80 1 Kabul to Kandahar Star Lardner/ J (Joseph)/Deck Hand / DA Royal Naval Reserve UK British War Medal Langstone/A (Alice)/Mrs St John Members Order of St John Langstone/S E (Sidney Edward) /Mr Lynn/EW/Bombardier (Bdr)/73679 St John Members Brigade, Royal Field Artillery UK 1 Knight of St John Star and Neck Badge 2 Order of St John 1 Military Medal Star British War Medal

5 Malton/G (George)/Pte (Private) Marriot/FH/Sgt/26721 Mason/ G W (Geoffrey Waller )/ Cpl (Corporal)/ Massey/R C (Robert Claremont)/6-102 McArthur/J (James)/Pte (Private) McKay/C T (Charles Thomas) /Pte (Private) Auckland militia Regt Then Imperial 385 Battery Royal Field Artillery Seaforth Highlanders and General Service Corp plus Malaysian Police Canterbury Infantry Rifles Auckland militia Regt Then Imperial 4 Victory Medal, 5 British War Medal New Zealand Wars 1 War Medal Star UK Malaya 1 WWI 1x unspecified medal (Possibly Police medal or General Service Medal for Malaysian emergency) 1 Victory medal 2 RSA badge New Zealand Wars 1 Medal EF British War Medal McLelland / J / Cpl (Corporal)???? Boer War 1 McNie/L A (Louie Alexa)/Matron/ Miles/R (Reginald)/Brig (Brigadier)/ Army Nursing Service Queens South Africa Medal Medal x 3 bars 1 Royal Red Cross Medals 1st Class Field Artillery 2 Royal Red Cross Medals 2 nd class 1 CBE military 2 Bar to DSO

6 Millar/O M (Owen Mclean)/Pte (Private)/14460 Mitchell/J M (John Morgan)/Brig (Brigadier)/22999 Mitchell/W H (William Henry)/Sgt (Sergeant) Moore/H (Henry)/Civilian Murrell/S A (Sydney Allan)/Lt (Lieutenant)/1-557 Phillips/R (Robert)/Sgt (Sergeant)/8/4205 Pussell/O T (Osbert Thorndon)/ Cpl (Corporal)/ 4492 Quigley/J (John)/Pte (Private)/9165 also S/N Auckland Infantry 1 Victory Medal New Zealand Artillery 1 Knight the Order of St John of Jerusalem 90th Regiment UK Crimea 1 Turkish Crimea Medal Civilian Bullock Driver in the Imperial 5th Wellington New Zealand Wars 1 War Medal EF New Zealand Army Service Corp Worcestshire Regt UK Star,, British War Medal 4 Memorial Plaque 1 Military Medal, British War Medal 3 Victory medal Star, 2 Africa Star, 3 War Medal with MID Clasp 4 War Service Medal 5 Assorted service documents India General Service with 1 Afghanistan North West Frontier Clasp British War Medal

7 Reid/W (William)/Pte (Private) Rice/A/Pte (Private)/850 Auckland Militia Regt Then Imperial 2/D Cornwall Light Infantry New Zealand Wars 1 Medal UK Egypt Egypt medal C/W Nile clasp Rose/W (William) 79 th Regiment UK Waterloo 1 Waterloo medal 1815 (copy) Seaward/C F (Cyril Frederick)/Lt Col (Lieutenant Colonel)/13-455() () Sharman/T (Thomas)/Pte (Private) Sherrard/S.E.G/Lt Col (Lieutenant Colonel)/30429 Auckland Mounted Rifle, 1EF, Dunsterforce, 35th Battalion 2EF Auckland Militia Regt Then Imperial Royal New Zealand Army Nursing Corps 1 DSO, 2 MC Star, British War Medal 5 Victory Medal, Star, 7 Pacific Star, 8 BDM, 9 British War Medal , 10 War Service Medal, 11 GRV & Mary Jubilee, 12 ED New Zealand Wars 1 Medal Royal Red Cross Medal, 2 nd class, Star, 3 Pacific Star, 4 BDM,

8 Stevenson/M (Mathew)/Pte (Private) Stott/ G W (George William) / Pte (Private)/45751 Thompson/F H (Francis Henry)/82364 Thompson/ W H (William Holden )/10565 Wadham/R E G (Ralph Edwin George) /WOII (Warrant Officer Second Class WO2)/ 36086/ White/F A (Francis Angus)/Pte (Private) Wilson/ M W (Mary Webster)/ Lt Col (Lieutenant Colonel)/ and nd Waikato Regt Then Imperial 5 British War Medal , 6 War Service Medal, 7 QE II Coronation Medal 1953 New Zealand Wars 1 Medal New Zealand British War Medal Scots Guard UK New Zealand Army Ordinance Corps Auckland Rifle Volunteers New Zealand Army Nursing Service then Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps Star, 2 Italy Star 3 British War Medal With MID Clasp 4 War Service Medal British War Medal Star, 2 Africa Star With 8th Army Clasp, 3 Italy Star, 4 Defence Medal, 5 War Medal , 6 War Service Medal New Zealand Wars 1 War Medal 1 Royal Red Cross Medal Yorston/A (Archibald)/E Royal New Zealand Defence Medal,

9 (Egilshay)/Maj (Major)/ S/N TF S/N Artillery 2 War Service Medal and Miniatures 3 QE II Coronation Medal, 4 Defence Medal, 5 British War Medal TF Efficiency Decoration

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