A Collection of New Zealand War Medals

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1864 (557 M Slattery, 40th Regt.) officially impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of New Zealand War Medals.

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Martin Slattery was born in the Parish of Castletown, Queen’s County, and attested for the 40th Regiment at Stalybridge, Lancashire, on 8 September 1860, aged 18 years 6 months, originally a butcher by trade. He served abroad in New Zealand for 5 years 46 days, and in the East Indies for 7 years 77 days, being promoted to Corporal in September 1868 and to Sergeant in August 1872. He was discharged at Netley on 11 January 1880, having been found unfit for further service at a Regimental Board held at Dum Dum, India, the previous month.

Sold with copied discharge papers and detailed but incomplete biography of his service in New Zealand.