A rare Boer War and Great War gold tribute medal group of five awarded to Private A. Logan, Otago Regiment, late 10th Contingent

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, South Africa 1902 ([?]32 Pte. A. Logan, 2nd Reg[t. 10] N.Z. Cont.), partial erasure of details; British War and Victory Medals (22342 Pte. A. Logan, N.Z.E.F.); Boer War Tribute Medal from Otama, 9ct. gold, by G. Munro, the reverse engraved, ‘To Trooper A. Logan by Otama Residents on His Return from S. Africa, 6.10.02’; Great War Tribute Medal from the Otekaike Settlers, 15ct. gold, by W. & Co., the reverse engraved, ‘Presented by Otekaike Settlers to Pte. A. Logan on His Return from the Great War, 28.11.19’, and South African War fern leaf, in 9ct. gold and enamel, very fine or better (6) £800-1000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Barrett J. Carr Collection of Boer War Medals.

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The Otama Boer War Tribute Medal not listed in Hibberd.

Alexander Logan, a farm hand from Gore, Otago, who was born in November 1881, attested for the 10th N.Z. Contingent and was embarked in the S.S. Norfolk in April 1902. A member of ‘H’ Squadron, 2nd Regiment, he saw brief service prior to the end of hostilities.

In May 1916, Logan attested for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and was drafted to the 1st Battalion, Otago Regiment, in which capacity he served in France and Flanders from December 1916; he was slightly wounded in June 1917 - but remained with his unit - in addition to being invalided to England in the course of 1918. Finally discharged in October 1919, Logan died in June 1961; sold with copied research.