A VERY ATTRACTIVE NEW ZEALAND MEDAL (UNDATED).
To: 1060 Pte HENRY WOOD.
70th REGIMENT
(THE SURREY REGT)

A tailor from Woodbridge Suffolk he first joined 60th Regt (Kings Royal Rifle Brigade ) on 31st August 1888 at age 28yrs 5 mths. Transferred to 70th Regt. Wood's name appeared three times in the defaulters book. His conduct was however shown as 'good' and he had two good conduct badges. Served almost exactly 10 years of which 2 years & 3 months was in New Zealand. He was discharged unfit for further service in 1898 aged 38yrs 6 mths. Went to live in Nottingham.

The 70th regiment fought during the Maori War in New Zealand, and amongst other things building a fort at Miranda.
MIRANDA is a historical fort and small village in the Firth of Thames, New Zealand, which is now best known as the location of the Miranda Shorebird Centre, owned and operated by the Miranda Naturalists' Trust. The Miranda Hot Springs are another attraction for visitors.

The Ngati Whanaunga village of Pukorokoro was renamed after the warship HMS Miranda, which brought 300 soldiers of the 70th Surrey Regiment to the area in 1863, together with 600 more men on other ships who were to build a fort supporting the British troops fighting in the Waikato region during the New Zealand Wars. Several redoubts were eventually built, one of them named after the ship leading the small troop flotilla. A local headland also carries the name, together ensuring that the name became fixed.[4]

An excellent EF medal with good surfaces.With colour copy papers.

£750