THE LAURIE OSBORNE ESTATE MEDAL COLLECTION
Monday, 25 May - Monday, 8 June 2026
WWI trio to an older overworked and underpaid Medical Practitioner George Ernest Lapraik (6 Jan 1864 - 6 May 1933) WWI 3/1440 NZEF Maj. NZ Medical Corps,
Realised: $660 plus premium
Lot Details
Lot comprises: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal Enlisted 3 Dec 1915 Lapraik was aged 51. Discharged 10 Oct 1916. He was an Authorised Attesting Officer in 1918. 1921 correspondence details him seeking help for 'Neurasthenia' (nervous exhaustion) and in letters he stated he was the “…oldest medical officer in the fighting line”... “that (he) volunteered for a Hospital Ship, but ended up with the Brigade Artillery on Active Service in Egypt and France”. Other letters c.1928 cover un/underpaid work for the Dept of Defense and during the postwar ‘Spanish flu’ (influenza) epidemic where he requests some compensation. T.W.Rhodes MP (his local MP and fellow Mason) wrote on his behalf recognising his strong moral claim. His request was denied… He died of Chronic Tuberculosis on 6 May 1933. See: https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21481542 and AWWM printout. Provenance: Laurie Osborne Collection
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