Sale of NZ Victoria Cross should break world record
Published July 18th, 2006
Auction Blogs
A Victoria Cross awarded to a New Zealand soldier for bravery in Gallipoli is expected to reach a world record figure at auction in Sydney next week.
The Victoria Cross was awarded to Captain Alfred John Shout who died fighting for the ANZACS IN Gallipoli.
Bonhams & Goodman said Shout’s Victoria Cross could climb above $nz1 million at their auction in Sydney on July 24.
New Zealand publicly listed company Mowbrays own a 20 percent stake in Bonhams & Goodman who are the second biggest auction house in Australia.
