Award of Gold Medal for Bravery to Swedish Naval Officer at Gate Pa, NZ 1864?

[Tgapitbull]

Following is the link to a 1911 NZ newspaper article which refers to the award of a Gold Medal for Bravery to a Lieutenant Klintberg [Swedish Naval Officer] who served on the HMS Curacoa and was at the Battle of Gate Pa (Pukehinahina), New Zealand on 29 April 1864.  His name appears on the New Zealand Medal Roll as Klintberg, A.F. [August Frederik Hjalmar Klintberg]

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19110322.2.129?end_date=31-12-1930&items_per_page=10&phrase=2&query=Klintberg&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1850

This article refers to the Award for Bravery by the British Government which I am seeking to verify.

In an email from a fellow researcher I have been advised that "in the chaotic retreat of the British withdrawal he rescued Lieutenant Duff while under fire".

Lt [George Graham] Duff was severely injured at Gate Pa and died from wounds received in the attack, in London on 21 November 1879 (source NZ Herald, 28 Jan 1879, Pg 2)

Grateful if someone is able to help verify the above information.

TPB

[tonepad]

A report of the action:

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/7450/page/927

also look at pages 926 and 928


Tony

[Tgapitbull]

Tony,
Many thanks for this report of the action.
Would the award of a medal for gallantry also appear in the Gazette?

TPB

[tonepad]

Only found 9 entries in the Gazette for Klintberg, which does not include a medal award.

Tony

[Tgapitbull]

Thanks Tony for looking for me.

TPB

[Tgapitbull]

Found a wikepedia page for Knights of the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim with the following listing:

No 552 - 1 December 1903 - Hjalmar Klintberg - Admiral - Head of Fleet Crew 1889 - 1903

I wonder if this is what was being referred to in the 1911 newspaper article?

Is there any way of finding out the background of this Award to Admiral Klintberg?

Thanks
TPB

[Tgapitbull]

Correction to Posting #1 - Lt George Graham Duff died on 21 November 1878.

TPB