ARMY VETERAN'S DEATH.
[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]
Ashburton, Sunday. An old Imperial soldiei named James Larkin, an inmate of the Old Men's Home, died early yesterday morning at the age of 76 years. Deceased joined the 86th Regiment in 1850, and went through the Indian Mutiny under Brigadier Stewart. He then joined the 83rd Regiment, and subsequently the 67th Regiment (Hampstead Foot. Fusiliers), with, which ' ie was before Pekin with the Allied English and Frencn armies in 1860. He also served in Japan and Burma, and held the Indian Mutiny medal and clasp for good conduct and long service. He arrived in New Zealand in 1874. Deceased will be accorded a military funeral tomorrow.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13699, 16 March 1908, Page 5
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