| India, Ceylon, The North -West Frontier and Afghanistan. |
| Cabinet Photographs |
Nagpore, India.
Originally the only
information available was
that provided by his
Central India Times
obituary. Recently Mr.
Jerome Lantz of
www.hussards-photos.com
provided additional facts
soldier/hunter including his
first name, the date of his
commission, when he
shipped out to India, his
unit within the Royal
Artillery, as well as the
year of his death - a fact
missing from the Central
India Times article.
The story also reflects the
additional fact that warfare
was not the only danger
facing British soldiers
posted overseas. While
disease was probably the
most common malady
afflicting officers and other
ranks serving in the
colonies, other more exotic
dangers - such as the
mentioned tiger attack also
lurked in the shadows.
Both items were found
mounted together on an
album page.
Originally the only
information available was
that provided by his
Central India Times
obituary. Recently Mr.
Jerome Lantz of
www.hussards-photos.com
provided additional facts
soldier/hunter including his
first name, the date of his
commission, when he
shipped out to India, his
unit within the Royal
Artillery, as well as the
year of his death - a fact
missing from the Central
India Times article.
The story also reflects the
additional fact that warfare
was not the only danger
facing British soldiers
posted overseas. While
disease was probably the
most common malady
afflicting officers and other
ranks serving in the
colonies, other more exotic
dangers - such as the
mentioned tiger attack also
lurked in the shadows.
Both items were found
mounted together on an
album page.
| Bombardier Sturgeon Royal Garrison Artillery c. 1890's |
| Servant & Pets c. 1890 |
| Frank Smith c.1890's |
| Piper of the Highlanders c. 1899 |
| Lieutenant John Keith of the Royal Artillery Mounted Photograph 2 3/8 inches by 3 3/4 inches (6 x 9.5 cm) Unknown Date c. 1860's Unknown Location |
| Private The Lincolnshire Regiment |
| Sergeant in Turban Royal Engineers c. 1880's-90's |
| The Kings Royal Rifle Corps c. 1902 |
| Gunner George Thomas Sida Royal Artillery & 17th Lancer c. 1893 |
| Farrier 12th (Prince of Wales) Lancers c. 1902 |
| Unidentified Private The South Wales Borderers c. 1890 |
| Drummer c. 1902 |
| Right: Kieth's fatal encounter with a tiger. |
| Drummer F. Hayter The Suffolk Regiment c. 1894 |
| Unidentified Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment c. 1900 |
| Unidentified Private 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment c. 1897 |
| Newsprint 2 7/8 inches by 5 3/4 inches (7.5 cm x 15 cm) |
| Cyclists The 3rd Kings Own Hussars & The 2nd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders c. 1903 |
| Ch. R. Elasford? Regiment c. 1890's |
| Lance Corporal George Barton Meadows c.1900 |
| Private 2nd Battalion Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) c. 1888 |
| Sergeant & Bandsman Kings Own Scottish Borderers c. 1890's |
| Staff Sergeant Inspectors of Military Schools c. 1890's |
Daniel Dravot - "You are going to become soldiers. A soldier does not think. He only obeys. Do you really think that if a soldier thought twice he'd
give his life for queen and country? Not bloody likely."
From the John Huston film of the Rudyard Kipling story The Man Who Would Be King
give his life for queen and country? Not bloody likely."
From the John Huston film of the Rudyard Kipling story The Man Who Would Be King
| Major Charles Bailey Royal Scots Fusiliers c. 1880's |
| 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Royal Irish Fusiliers January 1883 |
| Corporal Alfred Lilley 21st Hussars 25 April, 1871 |
| John Madden 4/60th Rifles 1877 |
| Sergeant William Meldrum 16th Lancers with Wife & Servant 1865 |
| Sergeant Edgar Job Evans and Mary J. Evans The Kings (Shropshire) Light Infantry c. 1900 |
| Surgeon Henry Charlesworth Army Medical Sevice December 1897 |
| continued |
| Left: Colonel Frederick Rowcroft, Carte de Visite c. 1870's |
Colonel Frederick Rowcroft, 4th Battalion, The Gurkha Rifles, entered Kabul in
1879.
Forty-five years old at the time, Roycroft wrote a series of letters home to his
friend in London, Lachlan "Forky" Forbes and described the conditions in
Afghanistan that he and his men delt with - both due to the adverse climate as well
possibly due to illness since he dies not long afterward in 1883.
1879.
Forty-five years old at the time, Roycroft wrote a series of letters home to his
friend in London, Lachlan "Forky" Forbes and described the conditions in
Afghanistan that he and his men delt with - both due to the adverse climate as well
possibly due to illness since he dies not long afterward in 1883.
| John S. Conder 14th King's Hussars & Servant c. 1881 |
| Pioneer Sergeant Arthur John Linington Lidstone Wills 2nd Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment c.1894 |
| Unidentified Officer 20th Hussars c. 1900 |
| Colour-Sergeant & Family c. 1885 |
| Horace Pitt Kennedy Skipton Indian Police Service 1889 |
| Trooper c. 1902 |
| Indian Havildar 1890's |
| Sergeant & family c. 1900 |
| Gurkha Rifleman 1890's |
| Boer War Veteran c. 1902 |
| Five Veteran Soldiers c. 1900 |
| Album Group 1st Battalion, 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot c. 1868 |
| Privates Joe and John Stretton c. 1880's - 1900's |
| Riflemen of the 32nd Burmah & 39th Gwalior Regiments c. 1900 |
| Private & Servant Unknown Regiment 1887 |
| Unidentified Royal Artillery Gunner c. 1900 |
| Unidentified Private with Colt Lightning Rifle Royal Warwickshire Regiment c. 1900 |
| Sergeant of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and Family c. 1900 |
| Right: An unidentified Jemadar of the 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Bengal Infantry Cabinet Photograph c. 1900's |
Infantry although his tunic is of a simpler pattern than usually indicate
his rank.
Count von Waldersee that relieved the foreign legations in Peking after
the famous 55-day siege.
his rank.
Count von Waldersee that relieved the foreign legations in Peking after
the famous 55-day siege.
| Capt.George H. H. Couchman, D.S.O. Cabinet Photograph Belgaum, India c. 1887 |
upon the apparent rank (captain) of
SSomerset Light Infantry), the
location and the fact that he is wearing
SSomerset Light Infantry), the
location and the fact that he is wearing
officer as Captain George the
13th Regiment of Light
Infantry.
He was born on the 7th
December 1859, the son of
Couchman of the Madras Sir
George Cornish Whitlock.
Couchman married Miss
Helen Mary Chattock in 1899.
I have been unable to any
record of children resulting
from their union.
An outline of his service
career follows here:
13th Regiment of Light
Infantry.
He was born on the 7th
December 1859, the son of
Couchman of the Madras Sir
George Cornish Whitlock.
Couchman married Miss
Helen Mary Chattock in 1899.
I have been unable to any
record of children resulting
from their union.
An outline of his service
career follows here:
| Achibald Francis Stewart Durham Light Infantry Indian Army June 1986 |
| Captain Patrick Carfrae Dalmaloy Indian Army c.1871 |
| Unidentified Trooper 9th Lancers 1880's |
| No. 3692 Colour-Sergeant Walter Anniss Riding Regiment & 6/Royal West Surrey Regiment Cabinet Photograph Lucknow, India December 30, 1904 |
Robert and
education at
Church School in
Isleworth.
He enlisted in the
1st Battalion of the
Wellington's West
for twelve years on
the time of his
enlistment he was
education at
Church School in
Isleworth.
He enlisted in the
1st Battalion of the
Wellington's West
for twelve years on
the time of his
enlistment he was
brown hair. He was also described as having a diamond tattoo on his right forearm and a
cross/anchor tattoo on his left forearm.
Promotions were as follows:
cross/anchor tattoo on his left forearm.
Promotions were as follows:
| Corporal - 15 May, 1895 Lance Sergeant - 19 November, 1895 Sergeant - 17 April, 1897 |
| Band Sergeant Albert John Warren 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment 1902 |
| Four Military Policemen 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment c. 1903 |
| Lieutenant Leonard George Watkins Royal Artillery Indian Army Ordnance Dept. Cabinet Photograph Bourne & Shepherd Bombay, India 1886 |
Leonard George Watkins was born at Thrybergh, Yorkshire in 1860.
He was the son of Frederick Watkins and the former Miss Amelia
Millett. Frederick Watkins was at one time Her Majesty's Inspector
of Schools and later Archdeacon of York. He was also a friend and
correspondent of Charles Darwin from their days at Cambridge.
Leonard George Watkins was appointed a Gentleman Cadet at the
Royal Military Academy on 20 September, 1878. His promotions and
appointments were as follows:
He was the son of Frederick Watkins and the former Miss Amelia
Millett. Frederick Watkins was at one time Her Majesty's Inspector
of Schools and later Archdeacon of York. He was also a friend and
correspondent of Charles Darwin from their days at Cambridge.
Leonard George Watkins was appointed a Gentleman Cadet at the
Royal Military Academy on 20 September, 1878. His promotions and
appointments were as follows:
| Lieutenant - 27 July, 1880 Seconded to the Indian Ordnance Store Dept. - 19 September, 1886 Captain - 14 January, 1889 Major - 14 September, 1898 Lieutenant-Colonel - 15 July, 1908 Temporary Colonel/Inspector of Ordnance, Northern India - 16 November, 1910 Deputy Inspector General of Ordnance in India - 1 January, 1910 Colonel - 7 March, 1912 |
All of Watkins field service took place in India. He served in the 3rd
Burma War from 1885 to 1886, the North West Frontier (1897-98),
with the Tirah Expeditionary Force where he served as ordnance
officer on the lines of communications and received a Mention in
Despatches on 4 March, 1898 from General Sir William Lockhart.
Burma War from 1885 to 1886, the North West Frontier (1897-98),
with the Tirah Expeditionary Force where he served as ordnance
officer on the lines of communications and received a Mention in
Despatches on 4 March, 1898 from General Sir William Lockhart.
Privates No. 4533 Arthur Ponder and No. 4479 Alfred Richardson of the 2nd
Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment as they appear in a set of memorial cabinet
photographs that were probably produced for members of their battalion after
the tragedy at the Fallelie Canal at Hyderabad that took both their lives on 20
June, 1902.
Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment as they appear in a set of memorial cabinet
photographs that were probably produced for members of their battalion after
the tragedy at the Fallelie Canal at Hyderabad that took both their lives on 20
June, 1902.
| continued |
| Lance Corporal E. May "E" Company 2nd Battalion The Royal Scots September, 1902 |
| Rifle Sergeant & Family c. 1900 |
| Corporal 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Fusiliers c. 1894 |
