A NEW ZEALAND MEDAL WITHOUT DATES TO ASSISTANT SURGEON G.T. ...

A NEW ZEALAND MEDAL WITHOUT DATES TO ASSISTANT SURGEON G.T. GALBRAITH, 99TH FOOT. A New Zealand Medal without service dates named to Asst. Surgn. G.T. Galbraith 99th Regt. George Townley Galbraith is a well recorded Doctor from Stirling. Having studied medicine in Edinburgh he served as a ship's surgeon to Madras before joining the army and serving in Australia and new Zealand. He was amongst the small number of officers taken by Lieutenant-Colonel Despard's contingent who were sent to New Zealand in 1845 to help control those Māori's dissatisfied with the annexation treaty and imposition of customs duties. Retiring from the army in 1868. Galbraith died on the 24th October 1900. Both his Father and son also served in the army. Provenance: Glendining and Co. 'Catalogue of War Medals and Decorations The Collection of the late Dr. Ernest Blair of Cleadon, Co. Durham', 13th July 1937, lot 352 (part lot). Purchased by Colonel Green for £6. 10s. The Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Benskin Green Collection, loaned to 'The Wardrobe' Military museum Salisbury by Dr J. Green 1982 - 2026.

Estimate:£600

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