County: New Zealand
Issued on: Return
Dates of presentations: 26/07/1901, 02/08/1901
Number issued: 2
Gold Maltese cross, suitably inscribed, to:
26/07/1901 presentation
2nd New Zealand Mounted Rifles –
302 Sergeant Job Robinson HESP (absent - medal handed to his father)
Presentation made at the Templeton Hotel, Templeton, Christchurch, New Zealand.
02/08/1901 presentation
"C" Squadron, 5th New Zealand Mounted Rifles –
2585 Corporal Peter Alfred CHAPLIN [Chaplain]
Presentation made by Mr Witty, in the Templeton School.
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Lyttelton Times, 25th July 1901
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The social in honour of Sergeant Hesp, of Templeton, who recently returned from South Africa, will be held in the Templeton Hotel, next Friday evening, when, on behalf of the subscribers, Mrs C. Dawson will present Sergeant HESP with a gold Maltese cross, suitably inscribed.
Canterbury Press, 31st July 1901
RETURNED TROOPERS.
At the Templeton Hotel on Friday night a social was held, when a presentation was made in honour of the return of Sergeant J.R. HESP, of the Third Contingent. Owing to his absence in Auckland, Mrs Dawson, on behalf of the subscribers, handed to his father (Mr J. R. Hesp) a gold Maltese cross, suitably inscribed, and requesting him to forward it to his son, with the warm wishes of his Templeton friends. Songs and recitations filled up the rest, of the evening. A welcome social is to be tendered to Corporal P. A. CHAPLIN in the Templeton School on Friday.
Canterbury Press, 5th August 1901
WELCOME TO RETURNED TROOPER.
A "welcome home" social was held in the Templeton School on Friday in honour of the return of Corporal Peter A. CHAPLIN, of the Fifth Contingent. Mr Geo. Witty presided, and there were present, in addition to Corporal CHAPLIN, several of his comrades in arms and officers of volunteer corps. Songs and recitations were contributed by Misses Sandford and Benjamin, and Messrs Sinclair, Burns, and Spicer. Miss Benjamin also played a pianoforte piece and accompanied. Several glees were also very nicely sung by members of St Saviour's choir, under Mrs William Bailey's conductorship. At an interval, short addresses of welcome were delivered by the chairman and Messrs D.C. Burns, C. Benjamin, G.P. Kissel, and D. Sinclair, and Mr Witty, on behalf of Corporal CHAPLIN's friends in the Templeton and surrounding district, presented him with a handsome gold Maltese cross, suitably inscribed. Corporal CHAPLIN replied, and was followed by Quartermaster-Sergeant Berland, who exhibited a number of curios from Africa, and explained their use.
EMBARKATION DATABASE
Surname: HESP
Reg No: 302
Given Names: Job Robinson
Contingent: Second
Rank: Private
Unit: No 1 Company [Nos 3 & 4 Companies]
Joined from: Paeroa Rifles (Private 2.5 yrs)
County/City: Selwyn
Age: 21 years, 1 month
Occupation: Miner
Ship: “Waiwera”, 20 January 1900
Address: Templeton, Christchurch
Next of Kin: Hesp, Mr Robert
Next of Kin Address: Templeton, Christchurch (same)
Relationship to Soldier: father
Surname: CHAPLIN [Chaplain]
Reg No: 2585
Given Names: Peter Alfred
Contingent: Fifth
Rank: Private
Unit: No 14 Company (Canterbury Section)
Joined from: none
County/City: Selwyn
Age: 24 years
Occupation: Fellmonger
Ship: “Maori”, 31 March 1900
Address: Templeton, Christchurch
Next of Kin: Chaplain, Mr Francis
Next of Kin Address: Templeton, Christchurch (same)
Relationship to Soldier: unknown
