H.M.S. New Zealand Medal 1913 issued to J. Blakeley, who was aboard the ship during the Battlecruiser’s visit to Auckland in 1913.

H.M.S. New Zealand Medal 1913 issued to J. Blakeley, who was aboard the ship during the Battlecruiser’s visit to Auckland in 1913.

H.M.S. New Zealand Medal 1913 engraved ‘WORLD CRUISE 45000 MILES J. BLAKELEY’

Condition: contact wear, Very Fine

This Medal was made by W. R. Bock of Wellington. It was awarded by the citizens of Auckland to the officers and crew during the battlecruiser’s visit to that city in 1913. In the Great War the New Zealand was present at the battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland.