Medal, District Shooting

Production date
Circa 1867
 Description
A Taranaki District shooting medal. The silver, shield shaped medal is marked " TARANAKI /1867 / W B. Davies " is marked on the front with decorative scrollwork. It has decorative fern designs on the reverse of the suspension bar. The medal is attached to a dark green ribbon with a simple suspension pin on the reverse.
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Object detail

Production date
Circa 1867
Subject person
Classification
Personal Symbol/Personal Artifacts
Credit line
This medal was awarded to William Bolland Davies, of the Volunteers for winning the Taranaki District Shooting competition on 7 March 1867. Along with the medal, presented by the Government, he also collected 12 pounds 10 shillings for his efforts. A report on the competition was published in the Taranaki Herald on 23 March 1867 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TH18670323.2.13&e=-------10--1----0-- 
Davies also served as a bushranger and as a trooper with the Taranaki Mounted Rifles and took part in the invasion of Parihaka in 1881.
Accession number
PA2012.088
Collection type
Social History
Material
Silver
Metal
Silk
Fabric

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