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| Artist |
A B Wyon; J S Wyon |
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| Title |
Medal, campaign |
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| Object type | Classification: 278 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: New Zealand Medal 1860-1872, New Zealand Wars Medal awarded to Sub-Inspector Walter Edward Gudgeon, New Zealand Armed Constabulary. silver medal with ribbon obverse- Diademed head of Queen Victoria with a veil covering the back of her head, around the head is the legend ‘VICTORIA D-G-BRITT-REG-F-D’ reverse- In the centre surrounded by a wreath of laurel is the date or dates of service, above are the words ‘NEW ZEALAND’ and below ‘VIRTUTIS HONOR’ named on edge- W.GUDGEON, SUB-INSPTR. A.C. ribbon- 32mm wide, dark blue and a red stripe 10mm wide down the centre Awarded to Walter Edward Gudgeon 1841-1920. Date of commission unknown. Granted for service in the Colony during the wars of 1857 and 1861-6. |
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| Date | (1869); 17 Jul 2001; Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)-English reign; Circa 1868; New Zealand Wars-wars; 15 Aug 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 91mm |
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| Accession number |
2001.25.469 |
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| Place of creation | Wanganui : Whanganui; Opotiki; England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exhibition history | Display: 5B 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.469 Brent Mackrell Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | New Zealand Medal Sup. Inspector Walter Edward Gudgeon, Armed Constabulary Awarded to Walter Edward Gudgeon 1841-1920. Date of commission unknown. Granted for service in the Colony during the wars of 1857 and 1861-6. In 1865, Gudgeon enlisted in the Wanganui Bushrangers and was promoted to second-in-command of the Wanganui Native Contingent shortly afterwards. In September 1865 he was promoted for his personal courage and skills in interdiplomacy, receiving a commission as lieutenant in the 3rd Waikato Militia and serving in Opotiki and southern Taranaki. Gudgeon returned to his farm after accidentally injuring himself. In 1868, Gudgeon served as captain in the Native Contingent. He was then promoted to sub-inspector in the NZ Armed Constabulary (7th Div. and 3rd Div.), during which he fought against Te Kooti and was given command of Runanga redoubt between Taupo and Napier (Moturoa 7-11-1868; Ngatapa 1-1869). In 1874 he was put in charge of the Poverty Bay district and later became resident magistrate for the Wairoa and Waiapu districts. In 1880 Gudgeon joined the forces in Taranaki where he played a leading role in the arrest of Te Whiti and Tohu Kakahi at Parihaka. He was then posted to Manaia, where he supervised the building of a redoubt and road-making. In 1885 Gudgeon was promoted to major and supervised the construction of gun emplacements at Wellington's Point Halswell during the Russian war scare. Soon afterwards he became acting under-secretary of defence. Walter Gudgeon was born in London, England, in 1841. He arrived in New Zealand with his family in 1850 and worked on the family farm in New Plymouth until 1865. Following his involvement in the NZ Wars, Gudgeon became the commissioner in charge of the New Zealand Police Force from 1887 to 1890. During the 1890s, Gudgeon was a judge of the Native Land Court and the Validation Court and a trust commissioner under the Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act. He also co-founded the Polynesian Society and wrote several books about New Zealand during this period. In 1898, he was appointed British Resident in the Cook Islands, later also becoming chief justice of the High Court and chief judge of the Cook and other Islands Land Titles Court. He received a CMG in 1901 for his role in persuading the Cook Islands to agree to federation with New Zealand. Gudgeon retired in 1909. He died in Devonport, Auckland, in 1920. Notes by Lucy Mackintosh 28-10-08 References- R Stowers entry in The New Zealand Medal to Colonials New Zealand Dictionary of Biography | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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