Was in charge of the West Coast Maori Mission since the year 1887. He was born in Richmond, Nelson, in 1846, and has been well known in connection with the church since 1874.
Rev also wrote many books on various subjects and had a large family. Tom knew about Maori affairs and took many accounts of ex soldiers of the maori wars
“My first recollections of Mr. Ironside were when I was a little lad; he came to the Richmond day school and gave the teacher one shilling to buy marbles for the boys (characteristic of the man). The same morning he celebrated a marriage, and in mounting his horse after the ceremony he fell and broke his leg. I met him … afterwards when he visited New Zealand from Australia, and 1 always regarded him as an exceptionally fine type of man, who could have sustained any position in life had he not been called to the work of a missionary.”- T.G Hammond
Rev also wrote many books on various subjects and had a large family. Tom knew about Maori affairs and took many accounts of ex soldiers of the maori wars
“My first recollections of Mr. Ironside were when I was a little lad; he came to the Richmond day school and gave the teacher one shilling to buy marbles for the boys (characteristic of the man). The same morning he celebrated a marriage, and in mounting his horse after the ceremony he fell and broke his leg. I met him … afterwards when he visited New Zealand from Australia, and 1 always regarded him as an exceptionally fine type of man, who could have sustained any position in life had he not been called to the work of a missionary.”- T.G Hammond
Was in charge of the West Coast Maori Mission since the year 1887. He was born in Richmond, Nelson, in 1846, and has been well known in connection with the church since 1874.
Rev also wrote many books on various subjects and had a large family. Tom knew about Maori affairs and took many accounts of ex soldiers of the maori wars
“My first recollections of Mr. Ironside were when I was a little lad; he came to the Richmond day school and gave the teacher one shilling to buy marbles for the boys (characteristic of the man). The same morning he celebrated a marriage, and in mounting his horse after the ceremony he fell and broke his leg. I met him … afterwards when he visited New Zealand from Australia, and 1 always regarded him as an exceptionally fine type of man, who could have sustained any position in life had he not been called to the work of a missionary.”- T.G Hammond
Rev also wrote many books on various subjects and had a large family. Tom knew about Maori affairs and took many accounts of ex soldiers of the maori wars
“My first recollections of Mr. Ironside were when I was a little lad; he came to the Richmond day school and gave the teacher one shilling to buy marbles for the boys (characteristic of the man). The same morning he celebrated a marriage, and in mounting his horse after the ceremony he fell and broke his leg. I met him … afterwards when he visited New Zealand from Australia, and 1 always regarded him as an exceptionally fine type of man, who could have sustained any position in life had he not been called to the work of a missionary.”- T.G Hammond
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In Loving Memory REV. THOS. GODFREY HAMMOND Born At Richmond Nelson Died at Lichfield 15th Dec 1926 Aged 80 Years. Blessed are they which die in the Lord that they may rest from the labours and their works do follow.
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