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skuzzb		Posted : Tuesday, 6 March 2012 8:21:48 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 33 Location: wanganui Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		here are some more of my finds,oldest penny is 1885,alot are in a sad state though Edited by user Tuesday, 6 March 2012 8:47:48 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified File Attachment(s): DSCF3888.JPG DSCF3891.JPG skuzzb attached the following image(s):

rgmcbrid		Posted : Tuesday, 6 March 2012 9:19:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 3/06/2010(UTC) Posts: 583 Location: Southland Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 180 time(s) in 140 post(s)		Hey that is some goot loot! That watch looks like a real gold watch. Like the services pin too, I have never seen one of those.
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skuzzb		Posted : Wednesday, 7 March 2012 5:32:51 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 33 Location: wanganui Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		apart from a bit of dirt on the watch thats how it came out,also the badge has a NZ number inscribed on the back,i have emailed waiouru army museum so hopefully they can give me some info on it.

Lammerlaw		Posted : Wednesday, 7 March 2012 9:53:56 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Originally Posted by: skuzzb apart from a bit of dirt on the watch thats how it came out,also the badge has a NZ number inscribed on the back,i have emailed waiouru army museum so hopefully they can give me some info on it. Let us all know the results of the verdict on the badge - it is a common type alongside its second cousin which is same shape and basic design with GRI but crown slightly different and the words 'FOR LOYAL SERVICE' and also solid. They also had a number on the back, in the case of the one here 758. Mine also has a makers mark H & K W

skuzzb		Posted : Wednesday, 7 March 2012 8:47:42 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 33 Location: wanganui Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		as soon as i hear back i will post the result.

skuzzb		Posted : Thursday, 8 March 2012 10:48:32 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 33 Location: wanganui Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		Just heard back from army museum and below is there reply,mine is got the horizontal pin "This badge is also known as the Services Rendered or Discharge badge. It was issued to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds, sickness or disability between 1916 and 1920. There are two designs of the badge that are distinguishable by the I in the Royal Cypher (the first design the loop of the I is wider to the left and smaller in the tail of the loop) or more commonly the pin on the reverse (Type 1 = Horizontal pin, Type 2 = Vertical). The badges were made by J R Gaunt & Son Ltd of London and Birmingham, and they were unfortunately numbered consecutively by Gaunts as they were made - This means that the number on the back doesn't relate to the service number of the individual awarded. Currently the only way to search for the identity of the owner is to go to the National Archives London and manually search through the records (Ancestry.com.au has a searchable list of the British badges - they are still working on adding the New Zealand badges to this list - but hopefully it will be soon). Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance."