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Title: New Zealand Medals to Colonials lookup please
Post by: akissling on Thursday 27 May 10 02:01 BST (UK)

I am wondering if someone who owns NEW ZEALAND MEDALS TO COLONIALS would have time to check for my GGGgrandfather Jeremiah Carey. He was a soldier in the 58th Regiment of Foot and spent some time in Australia and died in Auckland, New Zealand. Thanks very much!
Alison

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Title: Re: NEW ZEALAND MEDALS TO COLONIALS lookup please
Post by: Kea on Thursday 27 May 10 06:56 BST (UK)

Hi Alison,

I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the colonial units were the NZ raised ones such as the Waikato regiments as opposed to the British regiments which served here during the Maori Wars. I'm not sure your relative would appear in a list of colonial soldiers who received the NZ Medal. My GG grandfather also served in a British regiment in NZ and Australia and received the medal but I haven't found his name in such a list yet.
Others may know more.

Cheers,
Stephanie

Title: Re: NEW ZEALAND MEDALS TO COLONIALS lookup please
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Thursday 27 May 10 08:27 BST (UK)

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/RecipientofNewZealandMedal.htm
Can't spot his name in these lists
Bye
Althea

Title: Re: NEW ZEALAND MEDALS TO COLONIALS lookup please
Post by: kiwihalfpint on Thursday 27 May 10 08:36 BST (UK)

Thanks for that link Althea :D ..... didn't know it was there :-[


Cheers
KHP

Title: Re: NEW ZEALAND MEDALS TO COLONIALS lookup please
Post by: Kea on Thursday 27 May 10 08:42 BST (UK)

Hi,

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Can't spot his name in these lists

These lists also only cover members of the colonial forces - not the British soldiers. I don't know if there is a list of British soldiers who received the NZ Medal.

Stephanie  :)

Title: Re: NEW ZEALAND MEDALS TO COLONIALS lookup please
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Thursday 27 May 10 11:08 BST (UK)

There are several books listed here
http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/category/h/h1.html
any library should be able to get them on interloan, if no one has copies
Bye
Althea

Have you requested/searched the service record

Title: Re: NEW ZEALAND MEDALS TO COLONIALS lookup please
Post by: akissling on Thursday 27 May 10 12:31 BST (UK)

Thanks everyone! I was so excited at the title of the source that I missed the Colonial part! I appreciated the look up despite my misunderstanding! Thanks again for all of the help!

Title: Re: NEW ZEALAND MEDALS TO COLONIALS lookup please
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Thursday 27 May 10 19:22 BST (UK)

I don't if you have already, but if not
post on
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,300.0.html and ask for anyone who is a specialist in 58th Reg and theawarding of medals..I'm sure someone there will be able to help  ;D
Bye
Althea

Title: Re: NEW ZEALAND MEDALS TO COLONIALS lookup please
Post by: akissling on Friday 28 May 10 00:24 BST (UK)

Thanks, I didn't know about it! I will hop over and do it now!