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| Date transcribed | 2000-00-00 | | Transcribed by | Steve Van Dulken | | Comment | Death announcements from the "Gentleman's Magazine", a journal which is available on Google Books. Any deaths in India, or of deaths elsewhere where there was a mentioned link with India, are included. In a few lengthy obituaries the contents have been summarised by using square brackets. |
| | Surname | Cumberland | | | First names | Edw. Sandford | | | Rank/ occupation | Lieutenant | | | Death date | 13 Jan 1842 | | | Place of death | Gundamuck  | | | Source | Gentleman's Magazine |  | Edition | May 1843 | | | Page number | 554 | | | Detail | Killed, at Gundamuck, where the last struggle took place with only twenty men and three or four officers alive, Lieut. Edw. Sandford Cumberland, son of the late Rear-Adm. Cumberland, grandson of the late Charles Pym Burt, esq., of St Croix and Albemarle-st., great-nephew of the late Lieut.-Gen. William Mathew Burt, Gov.-Gen. of the West India Islands. This gallant young officer, on leaving Tugdullock, tore one of the colours from its staff, and wrapped it round his body, but not being able to button his coat over them, was compelled to give them over to Serj. Cary, who was killed that night. Lieut. Soutre also tore down the other colour, and succeeded in concealing it, which saved his life, -- the enemy, supposing him to be some great person, seeing the bright colour, took him prisoner in the hope of ransom. |
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