The Barrett J. Carr Collection of Boer War Medals

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (7122 Tpr. A. Weeks, N.Z.M.R. 9th Cont.), number officially corrected, suspension bar slightly bent, nearly very fine £120-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Barrett J. Carr Collection of Boer War Medals.

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Albert Weeks, a miner from Auckland, attested for the 9th N.Z. Contingent and was embarked in the S.S. Devon in March 1902. A member of ‘E’ Squadron, he served in the Transvaal and was discharged in August 1902. As verified by accompanying copied correspondence, Weeks’s medal was returned to office of the Secretary of Defence in August 1967, after it had been found by some youngsters living at Tawa. A subsequent attempt to trace Weeks or his family - via Veteran Associations - appears to have unsuccessful; sold with copied research and roll confirmation - he was sent his Medal & 2 clasps in 1904.