I The eightieth anniversary of Trafalgar found us (toys Broad Arrow) withonl* one survivor of the great victory of tbV 21st Ootober, 1805, m Colonel James Fynmore (retired), Roy&l Marines. Colonel Fvnino.re, who has* we tinderstand, reached the great age of 96 yearn, was m the Navy prior to joining' th« 1 Eoyal Marines, and served as midship- ; i man under Nelson. He also saw considerable service m the Baltic m 1809-10 was at Buenos Ayres daring the ineltn■jcholy business of 1807, and as a secondi lientenantdf marines participated' m thebattle of Algiers, and later on m som». sharp work with pirates on the Spanish maihi- A« truly time-honored veteran*' s ithe recital of whose career, reads like a. pa;ge out of the history of one of Marry-J att's heroes. ■
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1628, 6 February 1886, Page 2
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