The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Vol 2
Page 868
"THE THAMES NAVAL VOLUNTEER CORPS dates back to the 8^th of October, 1868. The Corps in 1900 numbered sixty-six rank and file, and the band consisted of twenty-eight active members. Captain W. H. Potts is in command of the corps, and Mr G. D. Smith is bandmaster."

Page 868
"THE HAURAKI RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS was established about 1897. Its strength is sixty, and it has a brass band with twenty-five members. Officers for 1900: Captain E. F. Adams, and Lieutenants W. H. Lucas and J Swindley; with Mr E. Williams as bandmaster."


THAMES WAR MEMORIALS

• Thames Central School WWI War Memorial Arch
  
• Thames Boer War Monument, original location Mackay St and present day at Victoria Park
  
• Thames Monument and names
  
• Article at The Treasury