THE LAURIE OSBORNE ESTATE MEDAL COLLECTION
Monday, 25 May - Monday, 8 June 2026
WWI trio to Thomas Edward John Fraser (b.12 Dec 1893) WWI 13/325 NZEF Gnr. Auck. Mounted Rifles. Main Body. Egypt and Gallipoli (wounded Gallipoli),
Realised: $400 plus premium
Lot Details
Lot comprises: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal Embarked 16 Oct 1914 - Suez. Gallipoli wounded (no date), variously hospitalised, for a period was appointed temp Bombardier/ Garrison Military Police in London, but subsequently relinquished to return to NZFA Gnr rank. Discharged 22 May 1919 Portrait photo in Vol 5 of 'Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force' by Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. Includes: AWWM printout and NZ Archives printout. Provenance: Laurie Osborne Collection
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Singly issued BWM to S/Maj in the NZEF Samoan Relief Force, along with two Dunedin Highland Volunteers' Long Service Medals,
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WWI ANZAC Trio to Volunteer who enlisted 2 weeks after war declared and served at Gallipoli and the Western Front,
Estimate: $500 - $900
Uncommon trio and TLS to Chaplain to the Forces IV Class (Captain) Rev. Frederick Thomas Read,
Estimate: $400 - $800
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,
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WWI trio to ANZAC Charles Claude Craig 12/71 NZEF Sergt. Auck Infty Bn. Main Body. Egypt and Gallipoli (wounded),
Estimate: $260 - $400
WWI Trio to a soldier seriously wounded on the Western Front who served again in WWII,
Estimate: $260 - $400
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
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Estimate: $1,800 - $2,800
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,
Estimate: $300 - $500
WWI Trio to a coarse-mouthed NZEF Rifleman who was promoted in the field to Sergeant,
Estimate: $260 - $400
QSA with 1 clasp and WWI trio to New Zealand Veterinary Corps Trooper Edward May,
Estimate: $550 - $900
WWI trio to James Lewis Robson (wounded in France) one of three brothers who served in the NZEF,
Estimate: $260 - $400
WWI British War Medal: Victory Medal and Memorial Plaque and Scroll along with NZEF Cert of Service and an Armistice Ribbon to a machine-gunner on the Western Front who was wounded three times - eventually succumbing,
Estimate: $380 - $650
WWI Trio to an NZEF Paymaster,
Estimate: $260 - $500
WWI trio to Sgt. W.J. Smith and three WWII medals on card attributed to ‘625911 Capt W.J. Smith WWII ‘,
Estimate: $360 - $450
WWI ANZAC Trio; Memorial plaque and Gallipoli medallion to a 23 year old soldier who survived Gallipoli to be killed in action at the Somme. Together with a heartbreaking letter to his parents,
Estimate: $900 - $1,600
WWI trio to an older overworked and underpaid Medical Practitioner George Ernest Lapraik (6 Jan 1864 - 6 May 1933) WWI 3/1440 NZEF Maj. NZ Medical Corps,
Estimate: $400 - $500
A rare 1913 Wharf Strike 'Massey's Cossacks' Foot Specials medal and WWI Trio to a NZ Rifle Brigade Sergeant,
Estimate: $550 - $800
WWI ANZAC Trio to N.C.O Medic who saw duty in Gallipoli; Flanders and France and was MiD by Haig,
Estimate: $400 - $600
QSA and WWI trio to Frank Pendlebury (b. 1877 Lancashire UK) NZEF WWI 5/120A Dvr. NZ A.S.C. Egypt: EEF; Gallipoli and Western Front,
Estimate: $400 - $600
