NINETY-MILE WALK
BACK TO THE ARMY. A soldier, 22 years of age who denied a charge of desertion, at, a district cpurt-hiartial-at Bordon. a few weeks ago, said that he walked 90 miles fa surrender. The soldier was Private Philip Boland, of the Ist Border Regiment. He stated his mother was very ill in Dublin, and had nobod> r to take care of he**. He left Bordon Camp on May 26, 1931, and remained with her until June 14 last, when he surrendered himself to the civil-police.: Boland, could hot give himself tip in the Irish Free. State, and, taking the advice of an old retired army officer he met in Dublin, he' walked 90 miles to Armagh, in Northern Ireland, and . surrendered defending officer, Lieutenant Hallward, submitted that Boland stayed away so long because of bis mother’s entreaties.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21774, 13 October 1932, Page 4
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