Country: New Zealand
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 01/03/1901
Number issued: 1
Gold Maltese cross, to:
New Zealand Contingent (unknown unit) –
???? Trooper William STEWART (no record found)
Presentation made by Miss Fraser, during a social at Crookston.
Obverse: "Presented by the residents of Crookston to Trooper W. Stewart on his return from South Africa – 22/2/01".
Reverse with recipient's monogram.
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Otago Witness, 6th March 1901, p. 17
Trooper W. STEWART, who recently returned from South Africa, was tendered a social at Crookston on Friday evening (says the Tapanui Courier), when he received an excellent reception. During the evening he was presented by Miss Fraser, on behalf of his friends, with a beautiful gold albert and Maltese cross (the latter inscribed, "Presented by the residents of Crookston to Trooper W. Stewart on his return from South Africa — 22/2/01", and on the reverse side the recipient's initials), together with a set of gold studs and sleeve links. At a later stage Trooper STEWART gave an interesting narrative of his experiences in South Africa under General Hamilton. He brought home an extensive and interesting collection of curios, including Mauser ammunition, dum-dum and explosive bullets, shell pieces, and other articles too numerous to mention.
Otago Witness, 6th March 1901, p. 29
TAPANUI.
Last week the Crookston residents accorded Trooper William STEWART a social, and during the evening he was the recipient of a gold albert and pendant, also a set of gold studs and sleeve links. The social was a great success, and the ladies took an active part. Mr David Fleming (chairman of the School Committee) presided, and a lengthy programme of musical items, solos, etc., was gone through.
