OBITUARY.
MAJOR HARDHAM, V.C. The death occurred on Friday last, after a loif' illness, of Major WilliamJames Hardham, V.C.,. of Wellington. Deceased, who was well known in Wellington Rugby football circles, was » momber of the Management Committee of the Wellington. Rugby Union. Major Hardham was born in Wellington in 1876, the sen of the late Mr GeWee Hardham. In 1916 he was married to Miss Parsonson, a daughter of the late Mr'John Paxsonson, Doncaster, England. He was educated at the Mount Cook School, and was captain of the l'etone Rugby Football Club and also represented Wellington. He was a member of the Petone Senior Crieket Club. He was employed at the Government Workshops until 1914, and was manager of the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association Club, 1920-11 He served in South Africa as a farriersergeant attached to the 4th and 9th Contingents in 1900-2. He was awarded the Queen's Medal (five clasps), and tho Victoria Cross on January 28, 1901, for rescuing Trooper M'Crae, when wounded, under heavy fire at Naauwport. In the Great War he was major of the Main Bodv, Second Squadron, Wellington West Coast Mounted Rifles, and served in Egypt, Gallipoii, and Palestine. Ht, was awarded the auxiliary forces 21 years' service medal. He was invalided home, but later returned.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20385, 17 April 1928, Page 6
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