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Offline Lynntony

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Re: found a british soldier grave in my village in asianstan can any one find out who
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 30 May 10 23:59 BST (UK) »
Bottom line - could it read

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Re: found a british soldier grave in my village in asianstan can any one find out who
« Reply #10 on: Monday 31 May 10 10:26 BST (UK) »
Shakeel ... its already a good photo ... but it might be possible to read the lowest letters better if you can take a picture early in the day or as dusk ... and after you've taken that, take another after you've poured a bottle of water over the stone ... they are sometimes more readable when wet ! 
Dorset/Wilts/Hants: Trowbridge Williams Sturney/Sturmey Prince Foyle/Foil Hoare Vincent Fripp/Frypp Triggle/Trygel Adams Hibige/Hibditch Riggs White Angel Cake 
C'wall/Devon/France/CANADA (Barkerville, B.C.): Pomeroy/Pomerai/Pomroy
Som'set: Clark(e) Fry
Durham: Law(e)
London: Hanham Poplett
Lancs/Cheshire/CANADA (Kelowna, B.C. & Sask): Stubbs Walmesley

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Re: found a british soldier grave in my village in asianstan can any one find out who
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 02:54 BST (UK) »
This is him:

BATTLE OF GUJERAT - 21st February 1849

Captain John Anderson - Bengal Horse Artillery - killed in action.
Aged 42. Son of Alexander and Christian Anderson, of London.
Grave at Gujerat - "Beneath this tomb lie the remains of Captain John Anderson of the Bengal Artillery killed in action, on the 21st of February 1849, no man was more esteemed by the officers and men of his Regiment then he who sleeps in a soldier's grave dug on the field of battle in the hour of victory."

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Re: found a british soldier grave in my village in asianstan can any one find out who
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 03:13 BST (UK) »
As the photo seems not to need any restoration (thanks to great research by Rootschatters  :)  ) I have moved it to the Armed Forces board, where it may be of more interest.

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Re: found a british soldier grave in my village in asianstan can any one find out who
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 09:46 BST (UK) »
Wow! what a great story this is and what a fab epitaph.  Must admit, brought a tear to my eye.
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Re: found a british soldier grave in my village in asianstan can any one find out who
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 11:55 BST (UK) »
Rootschat at its best !
Dorset/Wilts/Hants: Trowbridge Williams Sturney/Sturmey Prince Foyle/Foil Hoare Vincent Fripp/Frypp Triggle/Trygel Adams Hibige/Hibditch Riggs White Angel Cake 
C'wall/Devon/France/CANADA (Barkerville, B.C.): Pomeroy/Pomerai/Pomroy
Som'set: Clark(e) Fry
Durham: Law(e)
London: Hanham Poplett
Lancs/Cheshire/CANADA (Kelowna, B.C. & Sask): Stubbs Walmesley

WRITE LETTERS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO TREASURE ... EMAILS DISAPPEAR !

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Re: found a british soldier grave in my village in asianstan can any one find out who
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 21:34 BST (UK) »
Great photo, Great imput and Great outcome :)

Look forward to any more photo's you can share, Shakeel  :)

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Re: found a british soldier grave in my village in asianstan can any one find out who
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Re: found a british soldier grave in my village in asianstan can any one find out who
« Reply #17 on: Wednesday 27 November 19 04:40 GMT (UK) »
I have never said this in the years I have been a member of RootsChat.

Thank you Shakeel.
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