Country: New Zealand
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 18/07/1902
Number issued: 1
Gold Maltese cross, suitably inscribed, to:
7th New Zealand Mounted Rifles –
4544 Trooper [Lance-Corporal] Alexander Robert LEDINGHAM
Presentation made by Mr W. Peterson, in the Romahapa Hall.
Inscribed: "From friends to L.-Corp. Ledingham, 7th N.Z. Contingent, S.A. War. Romahapa, 1-7-02".
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Clutha Reader, 22nd July 1902
PRESENTATION.
A very pleasant incident took place at the close of the readings held in the Romahapa Hall last Friday evening, when Mr R.A. LEDINGHAM, late Lance-Corp. 7th N.Z. Contingent, was made the recipient of a small present from his friends in the district. The chairman of the readings (Mr W. Peterson) was entrusted with the task of making the presentation on behalf of the social committee, and in the course of a few remarks expressed the committee’s regret that they had been unable to make the presentation at their social held in the Lance-Corp’s honour a short time before, but now took the first opportunity of a public gathering to do so. Lance-Corp. LEDINGHAM, in a few well-chosen words, returned thanks to the committee and friends. The assembled gathering then sang “For his is a jolly good fellow” finishing up with three cheers for LEDINGHAM. The present took the form of a gold Maltese cross, bearing, on one side the inscription – “From friends to L.-Corp. Ledingham, 7th N.Z. Contingent, S.A. War. Romahapa, 1-7-02”.
EMBARKATION DATABASE
Surname: LEDINGHAM
Reg No: 4544
Given Names: Alexander Robert
Contingent: Seventh
Rank: Private
Unit: No 25 Company (Otago Section)
Joined from: none
County/City: Clutha
Age: 25 years, 8 months
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Ship: “Gulf of Taranto”, 6 April 1901
Address: Romahapa, Otago
Next of Kin: Ledingham, Mr Alexander
Next of Kin Address: Romahapa, Otago (same)
Relationship to Soldier: father
