"Inspr. R. B. Leatham, Col. Def. F."
Production date
1860s
Description
Copy photograph of a studio portrait of Inspector Richard Blackburn Leatham of the Colonial Defence Force (note incorrect name in caption at bottom of photo). Leatham is wearing military uniform and has a long beard. The photograph is included on page 10 of William Francis Robert Gordon's album "Some "Soldiers of the Queen" who served in the Maori Wars and Other Notable Persons Connected Herewith".
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Public comments
This photo is likely to be Richard Blackburn Leatham who was appointed Inspector of the Colonial Defence Force in 1863 (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18631008.2.4.1). It is very unlikely to be H. B. Leatham (Henry Blackburn Leatham, nephew of Richard Blackburn Leatham), as the description says, as the Colonial Defence Force only existed between 1862-1867, and H. B. Leatham was only 5 years old in 1862.
- David Simpson posted one year ago.
This is likely to be R. B. Leatham (Richard Blackburn Leatham) who was appointed Inspector of the Colonial Defence Force in Wellington on 15th July 1863 (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18631008.2.4.1). H. B. Leatham (Henry Blackburn Leatham) was the nephew of Richard Blackburn Leatham, but was only 6 years old in 1863. The Colonial Defence Force only existed between 1862-1867)
- David Simpson posted one year ago.