New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1866 (730. Hy. Girling, 1st Bn. 12th Regt.) officially impressed naming, good very fine £400-450

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

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The 12th Regiment arrived at Sydney in 1854 and served in New Zealand from 1860-66. It was engaged in the first Taranaki War, being present at No. 2 Redoubt and was in action throughout the Waikato War. It sustained losses at Rangiriri and fought at Gate Pa. The Headquarters moved to Napier in December 1865 and then moved to Tauranga in 1866, where part of the regiment took part in the Tauranga bush campaign.