THE LAURIE OSBORNE ESTATE MEDAL COLLECTION
Monday, 25 May - Monday, 8 June 2026
WW1 ANZAC Trio and WW2 Pair to soldier who volunteered a week after war was announced; but later declared (regarding Churchill) “… the whole adventure is a betrayal”,
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Lot Details
Alfred Edward Smith (21 Nov 1893 - 3 Sept 1982) Christchurch. WW1 6/142 NZEF Pvte. Canty Infantry Bn, Main Body. Egypt and Gallipoli. WW2 3/8b/101. Enlisted 12 Aug 1914. Discharged (medically unfit: pneumonia), 25 Mar 1916. Lot comprises: WW1/WW2 group - (i) 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, (ii) 1939-45 War Medal and NZ Service Medal. Referenced: 'The Great War: Colonialism, Native Peoples, and National Identity in Australia and New Zealand.' California State University, MA Hist. Thesis, Joey Hwang, 2017. https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/sf2686124 : (On the Gallipoli Campaign) 'The British generally took the blame for these operational failures, from the leadership to the enlisted ranks. New Zealand Private Alfred Edward Smith penned, “The men are horribly bitter against Winston Churchill. They say we are sent here with no guns, little ammunition, no airplanes, and the whole adventure is a betrayal.” Private Alfred Edward Smith., Letter dated June 20, 1978. National Library of New Zealand.' Listed: Roll of Honour, New Zealand Casualties. Dangerously Ill with Pneumonia: Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16942, 23 August 1915, Page 6. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT19150823.2.45 Army Medical Board Opinion notes: "Chronic Colitis and Nervous Debility"..."Nervous excitable man who finds it difficult to control his emotions, is ( ) impulsive and easily disturbed" (unattributed to military service abroad or in New Zealand, but aggravated by service, and recommends a 20% disability pension). Archives New Zealand: SMITH, Alfred Edward - WWI 6/142, WWII 3/8b/101 - Army, Item Code: R24063500 page 47. https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20257574 Literature: ‘Gallipoli, The New Zealand Story’, Pugsley, C. (1984/2014) pg 132 (on being subjected to effective Turkish sniping on day one of the campaign) “From then on Gallipoli - the battlefield - was only seen from the prone position” and “even small rises looked like hills” (letter June 20 1978, AT ms 1542 folder 1) AWWM printout Provenance: Laurie Osborne Collection
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