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 Death Announcements 1845-1854
| Transcribed by | Steve van Dulken |
| | Surname | May | | | First names | Edward | | | Rank / occupation | Officer |  | Unit | Army | | | Death date | 20 Nov 1844 | | | Place of death | London  | | | Source | Gentleman's Magazine | | | Date | Jan 1845 | | | Page number | 104 | | | Detail | In Duke-St St James's, Edward, son of Sir Stephen May, Bart. He was discovered on the bed quite dead, having committed suicide by cutting his throat. The captain of a vessel in which he came to England said that he had known him in Madras. He had been in the army, but was dismissed by a general court-martial, on account of a quarrel with a brother officer, which affected his mind. An inquest was held, and a verdict of ""temporary insanity"" returned. |
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