THE LAURIE OSBORNE ESTATE MEDAL COLLECTION
Monday, 25 May - Monday, 8 June 2026
WWI Trio to an Otago Sapper who landed at Gallipoli and was subsequently re-engaged there; but whose ongoing record of repeated sickness and hospitalisation reflected the horrendous conditions at Anzac,
Realised: $280 plus premium
Lot Details
Alexander McKinley Laird (b. 9 May 87) Mosgiel, Otago. WWI 4/776, Sapper, NZEF 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, served Egypt and Gallipoli. Embarked for Gallipoli 30 April, Laird was repeatedly hospitalised, he returned to Gallipoli in December, but was subsequently hospitalised again, until in May 1917 he was Classified Unfit For Further Service. Returned to NZ, Laird was Discharged - classified: "No Longer Physically Fit/Illness", a representative of a large number of Anzacs in similar broken condition. Lot comprises: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal (cleaned and court mounted) Includes: AWWM printout and NZ Archives printout. Provenance: Laurie Osborne Collection
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