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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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J S Wyon
Title
Medal, campaign
Object type Classification: 278
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English: New Zealand Medal, New Zealand Wars (1860-1866) dated 1863 to 1866 Medal awarded to 269 Gnr Archibald Annett, C Battery, 4th Brigade, Royal Artillery circular silver medal; swivel bar suspension clasp with fern leaves; with ribbon obverse- bust Queen Victoria to right; legend- VICTORIA - D - G - BRITT - REG - F - D reverse- laurel wreath with date- 1863 - TO - 1866; with legend- NEW ZEALAND VIRTUTIS HONOR (Honour of Valour) ribbon- grosgrain; blue - red - blue named on edge- 269 GUNR. ARCHIBD. ANNETT. C. BY. 4TH. BRIGDE. R.A. markings- obverse- medallists' names below bust- J. and AB. WYON SC.
Date New Zealand Wars-wars; (1869); 1860-1872; Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)-English reign
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diameter: 36mm
width: 32mm
notes: medal: 36mm diameter ribbon: 32mm wide

notes: ribbon
institution QS:P195,Q758657
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1978.85
Place of creation New Zealand; England
Exhibition history Display: 2C
Credit line Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, N1594
Notes New Zealand Medal (1860-1872) 1863-1866, New Zealand Wars Medal awarded to 269 Gnr Archibald Annett, C Battery, 4th Brigade, Royal Artillery. Archibald Annett was born in the parish of Ballymore, County Armagh, Ireland. He enlisted with the Royal Artillery in 1847, and served with the regiment until 1872. He served in South Africa, the Crimea (1854-55) and was on garrison duty in Australia before coming to New Zealand, circa 1863. He served in New Zealand with C Battery 4th Brigade between 1863 and 1865, and his medal claim recorded actions at Nukumaru and Waingongoro.He may have had his wife and family with him, as 15 women and 25 children left with the Brigade when it departed on 27th June 1866. Following his discharge from the Royal Artillery in 1872 his family joined him in New Zealand. He died on 1st January 1875 aged 47 years.
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