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Nick Lindsay
Joined: 26 May 2009 Posts: 1 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 1902-03, Calcutta, India |
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On a recent trip to Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in West Begal, India, I found a memorial plaque to casualties of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1902-03, on the wall inside St Andrews Church (Church of Scotland).
The reason I was there was becuase I was part of a team undertaking an evaluation of the decaying and little known Scottish Cemetery in the city (scottishcemeterykolkata.wordpress.com).
Hope this is of use to someone out there!
Cheers,
Nick
Memorial to Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders casualties in West Bengal.
The team, outside the entrance to the Scottish Cemetery, Kolkata.
Typical view of the decaying Scottish Cemetery in Kolkata. |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Nick
Many thanks for posting this memorial and the extra photographs of the cemetery.
I wonder if all these men were lost to disease on garrison duty?
Kind regards
Adam |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 7:29 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the photos. I have been following the story of the cemetery in the press.
\Paul |
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kosb
Joined: 19 Apr 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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tis really sad tae see the cemetery in this condition!
william _________________ Is łasal mac-an-t-łasail an tir na merileach,
Ach chan łasal mach an t-łasal mar bi e
treubhach! |
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