A SOLDIER'S RETIREMENT.
THIRTY-FOUR YEARii' SERVICE
SERGEANT-MAJOR E. PURDOM.
[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
HAMILTON, Monday
After 34i years' service as a soldier, Sergeant-Major Elliott Furdom, first-class warrant officer, New Zealand Permanent Staff, Hamilton, is retiring this week ou pension. He "was born in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. He joined the Royal Horse Artillery at an early age and saw service with that unit for 16A years, lie served throughout the South African War.
Sorgeant-Mnjor Purdom camo to New Zealand 21 years ago and three vears later he joined the Ne.w Zealand Permanent Staff. He served with tho Auckland Mounted Rifles and tho New Zealand Army Ordnance in Egypt and Gallipoli. Since the war lie lias been connected with the Waikato Mounted Rifles, with headnuarters at Hamilton.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19290813.2.110
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20332, 13 August 1929, Page 10
Word Count
124A SOLDIER'S RETIREMENT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20332, 13 August 1929, Page 10
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.