New Zealand Medals to Colonials lookup please

[akissling]

I am wondering if someone who owns NEW ZEALAND MEDALS TO COLONIALS would have time to check for my GGGgrandfather Jeremiah Carey. He was a soldier in the 58th Regiment of Foot and spent some time in Australia and died in Auckland, New Zealand. Thanks very much!
Alison

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[Kea]

Hi Alison,

I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the colonial units were the NZ raised ones such as the Waikato regiments as opposed to the British regiments which served here during the Maori Wars. I'm not sure your relative would appear in a list of colonial soldiers who received the NZ Medal. My GG grandfather also served in a British regiment in NZ and Australia and received the medal but I haven't found his name in such a list yet.
Others may know more.

Cheers,
Stephanie

[Thamesite2017]

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/RecipientofNewZealandMedal.htm
Can't spot his name in these lists
Bye
Althea

[kiwihalfpint]

Thanks for that link Althea ..... didn't know it was there


Cheers
KHP

[Kea]

Hi,

Can't spot his name in these lists

These lists also only cover members of the colonial forces - not the British soldiers. I don't know if there is a list of British soldiers who received the NZ Medal.

Stephanie 

[Thamesite2017]

There are several books listed here
http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/category/h/h1.html
any library should be able to get them on interloan, if no one has copies
Bye
Althea

Have you requested/searched the service record

[akissling]

Thanks everyone! I was so excited at the title of the source that I missed the Colonial part! I appreciated the look up despite my misunderstanding! Thanks again for all of the help!

[Thamesite2017]

I don't if you have already, but if not
post on
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,300.0.html and ask for anyone who is a specialist in 58th Reg and theawarding of medals..I'm sure someone there will be able to help 
Bye
Althea

[akissling]

Thanks, I didn't know about it! I will hop over and do it now!