New Zealand Medal : Artificer J Milne, 1st Waikato Regiment Accession Number: REL/03001

Description

New Zealand Medal. The recipients rank, name and unit are impressed on the edge. Obverse: Diademed head of Queen Victoria with a veil covering the back of her head. Around the circumference is the legend 'VICTORIA D:G:BRITT:REG:F:D'. Reverse: In the centre the dates '1861 to 1866' within a laurel wreath with around the circumference 'NEW ZEALAND' on top and 'VIRTUTIS HONOR' at the bottom. The medal is fitted with a straight ornamental suspender. Missing a piece of 32 mm ribbon of dark blue which has a 10 mm red stripe down the centre.

Contextual Description

Awarded to British and colonial troops who served during the second New Zealand conflict between 1861 and 1866 although there was no 'official' fighting between 6 November 1861 and 4 May 1863. There are thirty one different reverses to this medal - thirty dated and one without any year date. Over 2000 volunteers from all the Australian colonies served in the four Waikato regiments raised by Colonel Pitt. The 1st, 3rd and 4th regiments were mostly made up from men who enlisted in Victoria, the 1st being raised almost entirley within Melbourne itself.

Details

Conflicts

• New Zealand Wars, 1845-1872

Places

• New Zealand

Tags

• New Zealand Medal (1860-1866)