From a platform built on the old fort , * observation po.t the Last Post was sounded by a group of Army buffers and then the thousands of mourners joined in sin«in* "Abide With Me." This was the end of one of the most impressive funeral services ever held in New Zealand.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1940, Page 6
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50From a platform built on the old fort,* observation po.t the Last Post was sounded by a group of Army buffers and then the thousands of mourners joined in sin«in* "Abide With Me." This was the end of one of the most impressive funeral services ever held in New Zealand. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1940, Page 6
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