Harold Leonard CORDING (1888-1960)
was born in Wellington to Edmund CORDING (1844-1905) & Clara PARTRIDGE (1850-1951)

Harold married, on 4 November 1915 to:
Kathleen Isobel JACOB (1890-1971)
Kathleen was born in Dunedin (research continuing for parents)

they had a son (possibly other children)
1917 - 1991 Leslie Nelson Cording

Evening Post, 7 May 1909
Harold was one of the Newsagents who appeared in court for having sold the newspaper 'Truth' which contained articles alleged to be indecent, immoral or obscene ... the men charged were:
Charles Albert INNES
Henry William McCARTHY
John Thomas McKINNON
Harold Leonard CORDING
William MacKAY
Robert MacKAY
Arthur HAWKINS


Evening Post, 11 May 1917 MILITARY SERVICE APPEALS
... Harold Leonard Cording, storeman, 7 Oxford-terrace (Wellington), had his appeal dismissed owing to non-appearance

Harold served in WWI as:
Serial No: - 54333
First Known Rank - Lance Corporal
Occupation before Enlistment - Bookseller
Next of Kin - Mrs H. L. Cording (wife) 7 Oxford Terrace, Wellington
Body on Embarkation - New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit - 27th Reinforcements G Company
Embarkation Date - 16 July 1917
Place of Embarkation - Wellington
Transport - HMNZT 88
Vessel - Athenic
Destination - Liverpool, England


Harold died 15 December 1960 aged 72
- he was cremated at Karori
Kathleen died 16 September 1971 aged 81
- she was cremated at Karori