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Medal, campaign   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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A B Wyon; J S Wyon
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Medal, campaign
Object type Classification: 278
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English: 'Major Heaphy's Maori War medal' New Zealand Medal awarded to Major Charles Heaphy, Auckland Rifle Volunteers, NZ Wars
Date 29 Oct 1965; New Zealand Wars-wars; (1860s); 1860s
institution QS:P195,Q758657
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1965.78.905
Place of creation Waikato; England
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"Major Heaphy's Maori War medal" New Zealand Medal awarded to Major Charles Heaphy, NZ Wars Medal gazetted 1871; ref 813 Major Charles Heaphy, VC Born 1820 in London; joined the New Zealand Company as a Staff Surveyor and arrived in New Zealand aboard the Tory in 1840. Spent some time exploring parts of the South Island; 1860 surveyed route for Waikato Military road; 1863 joined Auckland Rifle Volunteers; also with Auckland Engineer Volunteers and later with the New Zealand Militia. Later to Australia and died in Brisbane in 1881. Military Service- Auckland Rifle Volunteers- joined No 2 Coy (10-1858-), Lieutenant No 6 Coy (29-6-1863-17-8-1863); Captain No 3 Company (18-8-1863-10-2-1864), Major (11-2-1864-) Actions- Lower Waikato, Paternagi, Mangapiko Decorations- Awarded Victoria Cross for action at Waiari 11-2-1864)

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