VETERAN PASSES AWAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18891, 13 December 1924, Page 12

VETERAN PASSES AWAY.

SERVED IN INDIAN MUTINY. MR. RICHARD B. HARRIS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHRISTCHURCH. Friday. Living links connecting the present day with the Indian Mutiny and the important episodes which occurred immediately after that event aro now very small in number, and to-day further loss in their ranks occurred in the death in the Christchurch Hospital of Mr. Richard Brown Harris. Mr. Harris was born at Coventry, Warwickshire, in 1839. At the ago of 17 years he joined the Imperial Army and his regiment, the 90th Imperial Light Infantry, was drafted for the China station. ... In 1857 the Indian Mutiny broke out and the great majority of the men of tho regiment volunteered for service. The regiment fought throughout the mutiny and Mr. Harris was with it. He saw service at Lucknow and during his period in India was under Wolseley, Havelock, and Outram. Ho was stationed in India for many years after the mutiny and roceived promotion to the rank of ser-geant-major. Ho returned to England in 1868, eventually coming out to New Zealand in 1872 and settling in Christchurch. . Until recently Mr. Harris was up and about. Ho was an active member of the Veterans' Association and was proud of the fact that ho had shaken hands with King Edward, King George, and the present Prince of Wales.