The contingent went from New Zealand to Beira, Portuguese East Africa in the SS Gymeric, though there was a "mutiny" on the Gymeric in Lyttelton Harbour on 27 March 1900 over conditions on board.
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The contingent took more than two months to reach the front line, traveling via train and on horseback through Rhodesia and Beira.
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Between August 1900 and May 1901, the contingent fought several small skirmishes against Boer commandos in northern Transvaal.
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Hardham was 24 years old, and a Farrier Sergeant Major in the 4th New Zealand Contingent, New Zealand Military Forces during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.