Napier Artillery Volunteers
James Corbett
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We are requested to inform members of the Artillery Company that Mr Corbett, photographer, is now ready to take portraits of the members for the shield proposed to be presented to Major Withers. The shield is very handsome in design, and will, no doubt, be much appreciated by the Major.
The shield containing the portraits of the members of the Napier Artillery Volunteers, which is intended to be presented to Major Withers, is now ready, and may be seen at Messrs Colledge and Craig's, Hastings-street. The photographs have been capitally taken by Mr Corbett, and the whole is very tastefully decorated.
Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5162, 26 August 1878
The shield containing the portraits of the members of the Napier Artillery Volunteers, which is intended to be presented to Major Withers, is now ready, and may be seen at Messrs Colledge and Craig's, Hastings-street. The photographs have been capitally taken by Mr Corbett, and the whole is very tastefully decorated.
Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5221, 4 November 1878
We recently stated that a handsome photographic shield of the members of the Napier Artillery Volunteers had been despatched to Auckland for presentation to Major Withers.
The presentation was made at the monthly inspection of the Auckland Volunteers on Tuesday last, when the battalion was formed into hollow square in front of which was a table holding a handsomely gilt elaborate frame, enclosing in a shield, the photographs of 52 [56] members of the Napier Artillery, Major Withers being the central figure. It also included Captain, now Major Routledge, 2 subalterns, 2 drill-instructors, 13 bandsmen, 11 noncommissioned officers, and 22 gunners.
Around the shield was the following inscription, in illuminated letters: — "Presented to Major Edward Withers, by the officers, gunners and bandsmen of the Napier Artillery Volunteers, as a mark of the esteem in which he has been held as then commanding officer for the last 13 years.— Napier N.Z, October, 1878."
In making the presentation, Major Derrom said that he had been requested by Major Routledge, of the Napier Artillery, to present this shield to Major Withers. He read the letter from Major Routledge and said: Major, Withers, — It gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the Napier Artillery Volunteers, to hand you this shield, which is evidently a testimonial, of the feeling held towards you. I do not know that anything I could say could improve, upon what is said by the presentation of this shield, which it now gives me great pleasure to ask you Major Withers to take charge of.
Major Withers, in reply, said that he left them to guess his gratification in receiving this testimonial, and that it should be presented by a veteran like Major Derrom added much to its value.
The Auckland volunteers were, so far as he could see, second to non in the colony. As a body the, Napier Artillery had never been under fire, but the members of that company had been, and he was with them when shots were flying. They did their duty well then, but not better than other New Zealand Volunteers would have done in the same circumstances. He then referred to the officers and members of the company, and said a better lot of fellows, even when they were short of grub, he never met with. He thanked Major Derrom for the kind manner in which the presentation, had been made, and the companies for the kind manner in which it was acknowledged. The band played "He's a Jolly Good Fellow," and the troop responded with a ringing cheer on behalf of the Napier Artillery, and another on their own account. The companies, headed by their bands, had then a march out through the principal streets of the city.
The presentation was made at the monthly inspection of the Auckland Volunteers on Tuesday last, when the battalion was formed into hollow square in front of which was a table holding a handsomely gilt elaborate frame, enclosing in a shield, the photographs of 52 [56] members of the Napier Artillery, Major Withers being the central figure. It also included Captain, now Major Routledge, 2 subalterns, 2 drill-instructors, 13 bandsmen, 11 noncommissioned officers, and 22 gunners.
Around the shield was the following inscription, in illuminated letters: — "Presented to Major Edward Withers, by the officers, gunners and bandsmen of the Napier Artillery Volunteers, as a mark of the esteem in which he has been held as then commanding officer for the last 13 years.— Napier N.Z, October, 1878."
In making the presentation, Major Derrom said that he had been requested by Major Routledge, of the Napier Artillery, to present this shield to Major Withers. He read the letter from Major Routledge and said: Major, Withers, — It gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the Napier Artillery Volunteers, to hand you this shield, which is evidently a testimonial, of the feeling held towards you. I do not know that anything I could say could improve, upon what is said by the presentation of this shield, which it now gives me great pleasure to ask you Major Withers to take charge of.
Major Withers, in reply, said that he left them to guess his gratification in receiving this testimonial, and that it should be presented by a veteran like Major Derrom added much to its value.
The Auckland volunteers were, so far as he could see, second to non in the colony. As a body the, Napier Artillery had never been under fire, but the members of that company had been, and he was with them when shots were flying. They did their duty well then, but not better than other New Zealand Volunteers would have done in the same circumstances. He then referred to the officers and members of the company, and said a better lot of fellows, even when they were short of grub, he never met with. He thanked Major Derrom for the kind manner in which the presentation, had been made, and the companies for the kind manner in which it was acknowledged. The band played "He's a Jolly Good Fellow," and the troop responded with a ringing cheer on behalf of the Napier Artillery, and another on their own account. The companies, headed by their bands, had then a march out through the principal streets of the city.
Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5240, 26 November 1878
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