Military Medals & Militaria

Lot 772    Day 1    Military Medals & Militaria

Estimate $2,000
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PAIR. British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 22551 Sjt.J.I.McRoberts. N.Z.E.F. Impressed; Interallied Games, Pershing Stadium, Paris, June 1919, struck in bronze (64mm), by F.F.Raisse, inscribed 'Rowing (Eights)/Third/New Zealand/Sgt.James McRoberts' [cased]; Inter-Allied Games, Pershing Statium, Paris 1919, badge struck uniface in brass (53x53mm), pin-back; also, fobs medals in 9ct gold (4), all by A.Kohn (Auckland), all with ring top suspensions: W.E.R.C. (West End Rowing Club, Auckland) (5.3g, 28x25mm), reverse inscribed 'W.E.R.C./Won By/J.I.McRoberts'; another W.E.R.C. 'Kohn Trophies' (6.6g, 40x28mm), reverse inscribed 'W.E.R.C./1913/Trial Fours/Presented By/F.Diddams Mgr./Won By/I.McRoberts/Stk.' A.R.A. (Auckland Rowing Association) (4.3g, 27x25mm), reverse inscribed 'A.R.A./Prestd.By/A.Kohn/Maidens (Open)/Won By/W.E.R.C./J.I.McRoberts/(Stroke)/1914'; W.E.R.C. (6.1g, 35x32mm), reverse inscribed 'W.E.R.C./1915/Presented By/A.Kohn/Won By/J.J.(sic) McRoberts/Str.'. Very fine - extremely fine. (8)

22551 Rflm James Irwin McRoberts, 7th Reinforcements, 4th Battalion, H Company, NZRB, embarked from New Zealand 20 August 1916.