THE LAURIE OSBORNE ESTATE MEDAL COLLECTION
Monday, 25 May - Monday, 8 June 2026
QSA with 1 clasp and WW1 trio to a NZ Vet. Corps member,
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Lot Details
Edward May (14 Aug 1872 -) WW1 17/123 NZEF Tpr. NZ Veterinary Corps, 2nd Reinforcements. Egypt, EEF and Western Front. Embarked 14 Dec 1914. Discharged - illness contracted on active service 28 June 1918. Lot comprises: (i) Queen's South Africa Medal with clasp for Orange Free State named to 2403 Tpr E. May S.A. Lt Horse (ii) WW1 14-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. The 2nd Reinforcements of the Veterinary Corps (NZVC) departed Wellington, for Suez on December 14, 1914, carrying vital personnel and farriers to support the mounted rifles and artillery horses of the NZEF Includes: AWWM printout and NZ Archives printout. Provenance: Laurie Osborne Collection
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