| Index Entry | Drummer, Marshall, Thomas, ae 105, first to beat Grenadiers March [t] |
| Location | Plymouth |
| Citation | BNL.756.001 19 Feb 1756:22 (2798) Plymouth [England], Novemb. 11. Last Sunday died, and this evening was buried in the military way, Thomas Marshall, a drummer, aged 105. He was a drummer at Tankier in the reign of King Charles the Second, when General Kirk commanded there. He gave out that he had been ninety years in the service, and was the first man who beat the Grenadiers March. |
| Generic Title | Boston News Letter |
| Date | 1756.02.19 |
| Publisher | Draper, John |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1756 |
| Bibliography | B0009459 |