Country: New Zealand
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 19/07/1901
Number issued: 3
Gold medals, suitably inscribed, to:
4th New Zealand Mounted Rifles –
1032 Trooper John ROSS
1046 Trooper Charles WYSE
5th New Zealand Mounted Rifles –
1680 Trooper James Stevenson ROBERTSON
Presentation made in the Kelso Hall.
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Otago Daily Times, 23rd July 1901
WELCOME AT KELSO.
At Kelso on Friday evening great preparations were made to welcome the local contingent, and Troopers ROSS, ROBERTSON, and WYSE were splendidly entertained by the public. The hall was crowded to the doors and the boys received a most enthusiastic welcome. Mr Fraser Falconer presided. At a break in the concert programme the three tropers were presented with very handsome gold medals, appropriately inscribed, and the presents are worthy of being cherished by the recipients. The social was an unqualified success, and carried out on a liberal scale by an energetic committee. A feature of the Kelso receptions was the decorations at the railway station and public hall, the work, I believe, of the stationmaster (Mr D.W. Pemberton). The visitors at the social were Sergeant BOWLING and Trooper MORRISON, both members of the fourth contingent, and the public warmly welcomed them with their own boys. The inevitable dance concluded the gathering.
EMBARKATION DATABASE
Surname: ROSS
Reg No: 1032
Given Names: John
Contingent: Fourth
Rank: Private
Unit: No 9 Company
Joined from: n/a
County/City: Clutha
Age: 28 years, 10 months
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Ship: “Monowai”, 20 March 1900
Address: Kelso
Next of Kin: Ross, Mr Alexander
Next of Kin Address: same
Surname: WYSE
Reg No: 1046
Given Names: Charles
Contingent: Fourth
Rank: Private
Unit: No 9 company
County/City: Clutha
Occupation: Wool-sorter
Ship: “Monowai”, 20 March 1900
Next of Kin: Wyse, Mr C.
Next of Kin Address: Kelso
Surname: ROBERTSON
Reg No: 1680
Given Names: James Stevenson
Contingent: Fifth
Rank: Private
Unit: No 15 Company (Otago Section)
Joined from: n/a
County/City: Tuapeka
Age: 32
Occupation: Labourer
Ship: “Gymeric”, 31 March 1900
Address: Kelso
Next of Kin: Robertson, Ms Mary
Next of Kin Address: Royal Terrace, Dunedin
