Military Medals & Militaria

Lot 762    Day 1    Military Medals & Militaria

Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au

GROUP OF FOUR. Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officer's Decoration (ERI VII) (1908 Major William H Bryant 1st Battalion Nelson Infantry Volunteers) (O&D.84); Volunteer Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 1894 (Victoria Regina et Imperatrix) (William H Bryant Maj. Nelson Infantry Vols (1908) (O&D.83); New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal 1887 (G.T. White obverse) (Capt. William H. Bryant Waimea Rifle Vols [1903]) (O&D.92); New Zealand Volunteer Service Medal 1902 (Type II) (Capt William H Bryant Waimea Rifle Volunteers [1902]) (O&D90). All medals have been renamed and privately engraved. Very fine - extremely fine.

A rare group attributed to Lt.Col.William Henderson Bryant. Sold along with a bound volume featuring photocopies of his hand written diary with notes on various camps he was in between 1886 and 1917. Copies of his various appointments and promotions and a minute showing he retired on 31 March 1917 and died at Brightwater on 14th January 1948. Makes for interesting reading. ^^Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 79 (lot 2323).