THE LAURIE OSBORNE ESTATE MEDAL COLLECTION
Monday, 25 May - Monday, 8 June 2026
Scarce New Zealand Division / British Expeditionary Force bronze medallion by Spink London to a Signaller who died on the Western Front,
Realised: $300 plus premium
Lot Details
inscribed verso ' Divisional Band Contest, Third Band / Pte. A. Marquet, 2nd Bn., Wellington Regt.' Some edge knocks. Albert Oliver Marquet WWI 30607 Pte. 21 Reinforcements Specialist Coy, Signal Section NZEF. Joined the 1st Bn, 11th Coy and proceeded to France 13 August 1917. Died of Wounds 23 October 1917, buried at Nine Elms Cemetery, Belgium. Includes: AWWM printout and NZ Archives printout. Provenance: Laurie Osborne Collection
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