Wellington Club Weekly

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    Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington: Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington: 021 Major William James Hardham, VC

    • 26 Jul 2022
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • William James Hardham was the only New Zealander to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902). He also played club rugby for Petone and 53 games for Wellington before and after that war and Wellington’s Premier 2 club rugby trophy is named after him. Hardham was born in Wellington...
    • Accepted from Club Weekly 2020 27 months ago by feedreader
    • Tagged as:
    • petone
    • rugby

    Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

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