Assorted Documents, Cornford Family

Maker
New Zealand Government
Department of Internal Affairs
Supreme Court of Napier
Cornford, Clive Marie
Cornford, Edwin
Production date
1901
1902
1908
1919
1955
1958

Object detail

Brief Description
Assorted Documents attributed to the Edwin and Mrs C M Cornford.

Six documents, five of which relate to the career of Edwin Cornford with final relating to Mrs C M Cornford.

a) Certificate of discharge for Trooper Edwin Cornford from the VII New Zealand Contingent after the Boer War. Recipient of medal for Transvaal with bar. Lists his Intended place of Residence as Cameron Road, Napier. Dated 15 September 1902.

b) Certificate stating Edwin Cornford had been elected a member of the Institute of Bankers in South Africa. Dated 10 May 1904.

c) Character reference for Edwin Cornford from General Manager of the Bank of Africa Limited in Cape Town. Dated 28 August 1908.

d) New Zealand Expeditionary Force Certificate of Discharge for Sergeant Edwin Cornford. Lists his unit as New Zealand Expeditionary Force Signalling Company. Dated 19 May 1919.

On the reverse is a typewritten note stating that this is the certificate referred to in Edwin Cornford's affidavit for application for admission as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Wellington in 1952. Signed by Owen Woodhouse.

(e) The Supreme Court of New Zealand Annual Certificate of Solicitor for Edwin Cornford of Napier. Dated 24 January 1955.

f) Public Relations Pass for the Royal Tour of 1958. States that the bearer is Mrs C M Cornford as Reporter at Napier. Numbered 154.
Production date
1901
1902
1908
1919
1955
1958
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Vellum, waxed linen, paper, cloth, card. Black ink printing, typing and handwriting. Also blue ink handwriting and stamps.
Measurements
Documents of assorted sizes. Measurement is of largest.: Length x Width: 330 x 210mm
Subject date
1901
1902
1908
1919
1955
1958
Credit line
gifted by Mrs C M Cornford
Other number(s)
m73/56, 67091

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