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Nick Lindsay
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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
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Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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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
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Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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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
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Location: Aberdeenshire
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tis really sad tae see the cemetery in this condition!
william
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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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