CAPTAIN THOMAS HENRY EYRE LLOYD, FROM RATHKEALE, BOER WAR, C.1901. PLEASE SHARE! PREVIOUS NEXT CAPTAIN THOMAS HENRY EYRE LLOYD, FROM RATHKEALE, WROTE IN HIS DIARY DURING THE BOER WAR: “THE SKIRMISHES WITH THE BOERS INTENSIFIED AND HE COMMENTS THAT THE BOERS WERE SCARED BY THE FIGHT.” HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION 5 DAYS LATER.