Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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Thomas Lazell appears on the rolls for this medal, one of 337 distributed to members of the 70th Foot. Lazell and the 70th were present for the February 1864 battle at Rangiaohia, considered a war crime in modern times, as British troops overwhelmed a village of primarily women, children, and the elderly with reprehensible violence. In 1995, the Crown paid compensation for lands taken during the Invasion of the Waikato of 1864 and offered an official apology.
Offered with a modern ribbon. To view all items from the Gem Collection, click here.
From the Gem Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500