THE LAURIE OSBORNE ESTATE MEDAL COLLECTION
Monday, 25 May - Monday, 8 June 2026
Two Colonial Volunteer Forces Long Service Medals to Thomas Douglas Leitch - Farrier 8th NZ Mounted Rifles; Sth. Is. Regt. H-Sqdn. 10th Contgt.,
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Lot Details
Leitch was listed as a Blacksmith, ranked Saddle Sergt. in the 10th Contingent to the Anglo-Boer War, mentioned as a 'Shoeing Smith' in Medical Records. Lot contains: (i) NZ Volunteer Service Medal to No.212 Serg. Thomas F. Leitch, Ashburton Rifle Vols (1905) and (ii) Volunteer Force Long Service Medal to No.212 Serg. T. F. Leitch, Ashburton Rifle Vols (1907). Includes: AWWM printout and NZ Archives printout. Provenance: Laurie Osborne Collection
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