The death of Mr Thomas Boland yesterday removes a veteran of the Maori War and the Indian Mutiny. It was the late Mr Boland who led the returned soldiers past the Prince of Wales on his visit here. The remains will be accorded full military honors to-morrow, and the 10th Regiment Band will attend the funeral. -Oamaru Mail, 8/9/1920.
The military funeral given the last remains of the late Mr Thomas Boland yesterday was remarkably impressive. At 2.30 p.m. the procession left the Basilica for the Oamaru Cemetery. There were present Colonel McDonald (O.C. Otago District), five members of the permanent staff, twenty-five territorial officers, one hundred n.c.o's other than corporals (the two last mentioned being members of the territorial officers and n.c.o.'s instructional camp), forty territorials of A Co., and in equal number of senior cadets. The 10th Regiment Band headed the funeral procession. The service at the graveside was most impressively conducted by Father Foley. The firing party was composed of sergeants and sergeant majors from the camp. -Oamaru Mail, 10/9/1920.
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I wonder if he was a relative
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