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Auction 90  23 Nov 2017
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Lot 175

Estimate: 400 GBP
Price realized: 450 GBP
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A New Zealand Long Service Group of 10 awarded to Warrant Officer 2nd Class Laurence Charles Collier, Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps, late Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and R.N.A.S.C., who served with 161 Battery R.N.Z.A.O.C. in Vietnam, comprising: New Zealand Operational Service, 2002 (211271 Collier L.C.); United Nations Korea, 1950-53 (211271 L/Cpl L. C. Collier), Korea clasp loosely attached on ribbon; New Zealand General Service, 1992 (Non-Warlike), single clasp, Korea 1954-57 (211271 Lcpl L C Colleir [sic] RNZASC); General Service Medal, 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula (112171 Pte Collier L. C. RNZIR.); Vietnam, 1964-73 (211271 Cpl L C Collier RNZAOC); New Zealand General Service, 1992 (Warlike), single clasp, Vietnam (211271 Cpl LC Collier RNZAOC); Replacement New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct, E.II.R. (WO2 L C CollierS211271 RNZAOC), erasure to 'R' after naming details; Erased New Zealand Defence Service, 2011, 'Regular' type, edge skimmed; Malaysia, Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal, 2005; South Vietnam Campaign Medal, 1964-72, with clasp 1960; Group court-mounted for display, lightly polished, about extremely fine, a large modern campaign group and undoubtedly a scarce combination (10). The New Zealand War Memorial Museum website appears to give the recipient's birthdate at 17 January 1929, and confirms that he had served in the Borneo Confrontation of 1963-66, and then in the Vietnam War in 1964-5 as a Corporal in 161 Battery, RNZAOC. Offered with small cloth badge, metal-framed riband bar for two medals, and a cap badge.
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