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

WWI/2 group with TSM to Thomas Joseph Banks (19 Feb 1895 - 25 Mar 1970) WWI 2/2357 Gnr. NZ Field Artillery 8th Reinforcements. Egypt; EEF and Western Front. WWII 3/19/239,

Estimate $480 - $900

Realised: $520 plus premium

Lot Details

Lot comprises: (i) 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal; (ii) 1939-45 War Medal, NZ Service Medal and (iii) Territorial Service Medal (T.J.Banks, Late NZEF) Enlisted 24 Aug 1915. Discharged 6 June 1919. WWII 10 Jan 1942 to 14 Sept 1943 - 20th Coy (Bluff) Nat. Mil. Res. Class II. AWWM printout, NZ Archives printout. Provenance: Laurie Osborne Collection

WWI/2 group with TSM to Thomas Joseph Banks (19 Feb 1895 - 25 Mar 1970) WWI 2/2357 Gnr. NZ Field Artillery 8th Reinforcements. Egypt; EEF and Western Front. WWII 3/19/239, Image 1++
WWI/2 group with TSM to Thomas Joseph Banks (19 Feb 1895 - 25 Mar 1970) WWI 2/2357 Gnr. NZ Field Artillery 8th Reinforcements. Egypt; EEF and Western Front. WWII 3/19/239, Image 1++
WWI/2 group with TSM to Thomas Joseph Banks (19 Feb 1895 - 25 Mar 1970) WWI 2/2357 Gnr. NZ Field Artillery 8th Reinforcements. Egypt; EEF and Western Front. WWII 3/19/239, Image 1++
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