Sudden Death of an old Veteran.
An old man named Bartholomew Rehan, died suddenly at Te Aroha on Thursday afternoon. He had been ailing for some time, and purposed going to the Hamilton hospital on Friday morning. The deceased was 75 years of age, and had been in the colony since 1846. He served in the Hone Heke war, Bay of Islands, in the 58th Regiment. Ho was attracted to Te Aroha by the gold rush in 1881, and has resided here on and off ever since. So far as is known the old man had no relations in the colony.
The funeral takes place to-day.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1784, 2 November 1895, Page 2
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106Sudden Death of an old Veteran. Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1784, 2 November 1895, Page 2
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