THE LAURIE OSBORNE ESTATE MEDAL COLLECTION
Monday, 25 May - Monday, 8 June 2026

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WWI Trio with TSM to a Trooper who had been too young for the Boer War but a member of the Cadets; Wairoa Rifles and Territorials before enlisting at age 22 and fighting in the Sinai-Palestine Campaign,

Estimate $550 - $1,000
Realised: $600 plus premium

Lot Details

David Hogg McGorrery (7 Dec 1892 - 9 Nov 1950) Wanganui, WWI 11/1835, Tpr, NZEF Wellington Mounted Rifles, 7th Reinforcements and NZMR Brigade. Egypt and EEF. Lot comprises: (i) WWI 14-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. (ii) NZ Territorial Service Medal (named to McGorrery, Late NZEF) (iii) along with two associated? WWII medals: War Medal and NZ Service Medal. Mtd Cadets 1907/08, Q.A. (Wairoa) Mtd Rifles 1908/11, Territorials 1911/15. Enlisted 23 Aug 1915. Discharged: 15 Aug 1919 unfit due to illness contracted on active service. Hospitalised 1918 Severe Malaria. AWWM printout, NZ Archives printout. Provenance: Laurie Osborne Collection

WWI Trio with TSM to a Trooper who had been too young for the Boer War but a member of the Cadets; Wairoa Rifles and Territorials before enlisting at age 22 and fighting in the Sinai-Palestine Campaign, Image 1++
WWI Trio with TSM to a Trooper who had been too young for the Boer War but a member of the Cadets; Wairoa Rifles and Territorials before enlisting at age 22 and fighting in the Sinai-Palestine Campaign, Image 1++
WWI Trio with TSM to a Trooper who had been too young for the Boer War but a member of the Cadets; Wairoa Rifles and Territorials before enlisting at age 22 and fighting in the Sinai-Palestine Campaign, Image 1++
WWI Trio with TSM to a Trooper who had been too young for the Boer War but a member of the Cadets; Wairoa Rifles and Territorials before enlisting at age 22 and fighting in the Sinai-Palestine Campaign, Image 1++
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