Mowbray Thomson
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire |
Early life and education
Mowbray Thomson was born in "Bhurtpore" (modern day Bharatpur, Rajasthan), India on April 1, 1832, son of Dr Richard Mowbray Martin Thomson (c. 1799-1849), a marine surgeon at
Military career
In 1853 he received a commission in the 53rd Bengal Native Infantry, a regiment in the British East India Company. During the Indian Mutiny of 1857, Thomson played a key role in the defense of Wheeler's Entrenchment during the Siege of Cawnpore. He was one of the few survivors of the siege and subsequent massacre at Sati Chaura Ghat .[2]
Thomson was invalided to England, heavily wounded, and promoted to
Thomson died in Reading, England on February 25, 1917. The funeral service was held on February 28 in Saint Bartholomew's church, Reading and his body cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in London.
References
Sources
- Obituary: p. 162, The Annual Register: a review of public events at home and abroad, for the year 1917. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1918.
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