A Collection of New Zealand War Medals

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860 to 1866 (3457. Stepn. Bellingham, 1st Bn. 12th Regt.) officially impressed naming, good very fine and scarce £450-500

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

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According to British Battles and Medals only 13 medals are known with these reverse dates.

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.