| Dated 1877, this carte de visite depicts No 2673 Sergeant John Madden of the 4th Battalion, 60th Rifles . He served in "E" Company and died of unknown causes on 26 September, 1880. He inscribed the reverse of death. A later hand added additional details in pencil on the reverse. I have been unable to turn up Madden's service records. So far the only official record that I have been able to find that seems to confirm the information on the photograph's reverse is in the Army Returns Index - Deaths - 1881 to 1885 that shows a John Madden dying at "Karrachi" in 1881. Unfortunatley no rank or regiment is listed in the Army Returns. A copy of his death certificate should offer some additional information. Carte de Visite H. W. Loof. - Photographer Mussoorie, India 1880 |
