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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  The Gibson Collection of Orders, Decorations and Medals
• Sale Date:
  09 Apr 2014 ~ 6.30pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  10
• Lot Description:
  New Zealand Medal, reverse dated 1845 to 1846.
  (J James AB, HMS Castor), impressed naming. Longley (RN & RM) confirms 4 officers, 56 naval ratings, 2 officers and 7 other ranks of Royal Marines (69 in all) from Castor received this dated medal. Douglas-Morris (NM), page 281 notes James was wounded at Ruapekapeka 11 January 1846. He was one of 30 wounded. With research notes.
• Provenance:
  Purchased from March Medals, England, 1987.
• Estimate:
  NZ$2,000 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
  Undisclosed
• Category:
  Militaria & Weapons

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