New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1865 (Assist. Surgn. T. O. Hession, 70th Regt.) very fine £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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Thomas Oliver Hession was born 5 February 1835. He served in the Royal Navy as acting Assistant Surgeon from 16 June 1857 to 1 October 1858, and was afterwards allowed to reckon this service towards retirement. The Navy Lists of 1857-58 show him as serving on the gunboat Jasper, while in the Navy List of January 1859, he was reported as dead. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon, Staff, 1 December 1858; 70th Foot, 15 June 1860; Staff, 19 May 1869; Surgeon, 1 March 1873; Surgeon Major, 21 January 1874; retired pay with honorary rank of Brigade Surgeon, 13 December 1882. Surgeon Hession served in New Zealand with the 70th Foot (Medal). He died at Norwich on 13 August 1905.