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QSA (5) Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, with pin-back suspender (2231 Trpr. R.Campbell, New Zealand M.R.) Impressed. Medal and clasps heavily toned, top two clasps not attached to other clasps, otherwise good very fine.

Robert Campbell, bricklayer, age 23, father - Robert Campbell at Lithgow near Sydney, NSW; attested 27Mar1900 at Wellington; Emb.31Mar1900 with 5th Contingent 12th Company (Wellington section) for service with New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 4th Contingent (Rough Riders); 2nd Emb.01Feb1902 with New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 8th Contingent, North Island Regiment, A Squadron; Disch.24 Oct 1902.

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Not sure how this is named.

QSA (2) Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (7165 Tpr: R.A.A.Eagleton. N.Z.M.R.) Engraved and impressed but renamed. Contact marks, otherwise fine.

Randolph Albert Alexander Eagleton, baker, born 24Apr1882 in Auckland; Enl.25Feb1902, with previous service with Devonport Coast Guard Artillery; Emb. with NZMR 9th Contingent, North Island Regt (2nd Regt) F Sqdn; Died 24Sep1930 and buried at Hillsborough Cemetery, Auckland, NZ.

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QSA (6) Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, date clasp block loose on riband (1604 Trpr: J. H. Anderson, New Zealand M.R.)

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Queen’s South Africa Medal with 6 clasps to New Zealander, Sergeant William Niven Eady, who served with the 5th and the 8th Contingents during the war. He was one of the 168 New Zealanders chosen to attend the Coronation for King Edward VII in London in 1902. Queen’s South Africa Medal (1899), with 6 clasps, CAPE COLONY, RHODESIA, TRANSVAAL, ORANGE FREE STATE, SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902, impressed named 5871 SERJT W.N. EADY. 5TH N.Z. CONT. and 1902 Coronation Medal in bronze, unnamed as issued.

Comes with copies of service records, medal rolls and newspaper article. Sergeant William Niven Eady was born on 6/8/1874 at Millers Flat, Central Otago, NZ. He was working as a dredgeman when he enlisted with the 5th Contingent for service in South Africa being given the service # 1625 and assigned to the 15th Company (Otago section). The 5th contingent had a total strength of 591 (including 71 reserves). They sailed at the end of March and disembarked at Beira at the end of April. These two corps were, along with the 6th New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, intended to form the 2nd Brigade of the Rhodesian Field Force, which crossed Rhodesia, under the leadership of General Carrington, they entered the Transvaal from the north-west. The two New Zealand contingents took part in the attempt to relieve Colonel Hore at Elands River. The two contingents saw hard soldiering and tough fighting and gained an excellent reputation. At the end of May and beginning of June 1901 the 4th and 5th contingents sailed for home and discharge. Eady re-enlisted on 15/1/1902 with the 8th Contingent (South Island Regiment - G Squadron) as a Sergeant, with the new service # 5877. The 8th Contingent was formed in response to British requests for another contingent. The South Island Regiment left from Lyttelton on the SS Cornwall. Both contingent ships’ arrived in Durban on 15/31902. Total strength of 1120 (including 109 reinforcements). The 8th Contingent built on the reputation of previous contingents and were well thought of as professional fighting soldiers. The 8th contingents sailed for home in July 1902. Eady was chosen to be part of the New Zealand 1902 Coronation contingent and was awarded the Coronation medal in bronze. Whilst some 6500 New Zealanders qualified for the QSA, there were only 168 medals issued to the New Zealanders for the 1902 Coronation. He died in Dunedin Otago, N.Z. in 1956.

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CBE, 1st, Militaryl
QSA (5) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (Lieut. J. E. Hume, N.Z. Art.) officially engraved naming, the last clasp a contemporary tailor’s copy;
New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal (Major John E. Hume, N.Z. Permanent Force (1908))

CBE London Gazette 3 June 1919.

John Edward Hume served with the New Zealand Artillery in the South African War 1900-01, including operations in the Orange Free State in May 1900; operations in the Transvaal in May and June 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, from July to September 1900, including action at Belfast (26 and 27 August); and operations in Cape Colony from February to April 1900.

The trio to Lt Hume sold for a hammer price of GBP 1,000. Total GBP 1,288. R 29,680. AUD 2,400. NZD 2,560. CAD 2,110. USD 1,560. EUR 1,450