An Important Collection of Medals for the Maori Wars, 1845-1866

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1864 (T. H. Burns, O.S., H.M.S. Curacoa) officially impressed naming, fitted with cast replacement suspension, otherwise nearly very fine £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, An Important Collection of Medals for the Maori Wars, 1845-1866.

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Thomas Burn's medal was issued on 2 January 1871. 187 medals were issued to H.M.S. Curacoa (24 to R.N. officers, 123 to R.N. ratings, 1 to a R.M. officer, and 39 to R.M. N.C.Os. and men) of which some 70 are known, including one with reverse dated 1863-1866 to Ordinary Seaman George Loxley, and 3 with undated reverses to R.N. ratings.

Thomas Henry Burns was born on 1 April 1845 at Woolwich, Kent, and first enlisted in 1859. He re-engaged on 1 April 1863, on reaching 18 years of age, for 10 years with Continuous Service No. 2,922a. From 1 January 1873 he was rated as Petty Officer 2nd Class (Trained Man) and from 3 July 1873 until 21 January 1874 as Leading Seaman on the books of Clio, when he was Discharged to Shore, C.S. Expired and Paid Off.