THE ACTUAL DATE OF RETURN TO WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND WAS SATURDAY 6TH JULY 1920. FOUR HORSES ARRIVED ON BOARD S.S. WESTMEATH AND BERTHED AT KINGS WHARF.
THE HORSES WERE BESS(COLONEL CHARLES GUY POWLES)DOLLY(GENERAL SIR ALEXANDER HAMILTON RUSSELL)NIGGER(THE LATE CAPTAIN MAURICE GEORGE
KING)AND BEAUTIFUL(THE LATE CAPTAIN RICHARD ERROL WARDELL RIDDIFORD).
WE HAVE THE ARMY DISCHARGE PAPERS AND HAVE RESEARCHED S.S. MWESTMEATH TO ESTABLISH THE FACTS.
S.S.WESTMEATH DEPARTED LIVERPOOL 23-4-1920 AND SAILED VIA GLASGOW,BRISTOL,PANAMA CANAL(FIRE ON BOARD, NO.4 HOLD 6 DAYS OUT OF PANAMA DESTROYED THE HORSES FEED SO THE MEN FED THEM WITH THEIR OWN BREAD TO KEEP THEM ALIVE).
ARRIVED AUCKLAND 19-6-1920 AND ON TO WELLINGTON WHERE THE HORSES WERE DISEMBARKED.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT FRED. MACDONALD 063646616 0211468938 P.O.BOX 15013 OTAKI RAILWAY 5543 EMAIL fearless_fred@clear.net.nz.
21 Mar 2011
WE HAVE THE ARMY DISCHARGE PAPERS AND HAVE RESEARCHED S.S. MWESTMEATH TO ESTABLISH THE FACTS.
S.S.WESTMEATH DEPARTED LIVERPOOL 23-4-1920 AND SAILED VIA GLASGOW,BRISTOL,PANAMA CANAL(FIRE ON BOARD, NO.4 HOLD 6 DAYS OUT OF PANAMA DESTROYED THE HORSES FEED SO THE MEN FED THEM WITH THEIR OWN BREAD TO KEEP THEM ALIVE).
ARRIVED AUCKLAND 19-6-1920 AND ON TO WELLINGTON WHERE THE HORSES WERE DISEMBARKED.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT FRED. MACDONALD 063646616 0211468938 P.O.BOX 15013 OTAKI RAILWAY 5543 EMAIL fearless_fred@clear.net.nz.