PUNNIAR - 29th December 1843
Captain George Geddes Mckenzie Cobban - 50th Foot
Captain Richard N. Magrath - 3rd Foot
Captain Donald Stewart - 3rd Foot
MAHARAJPORE - 29th December 1843
Ensign Theodore
David
Bray - 39th Foot
Memorial at All Saints Royal Garrison Church, Aldershot - "Sacred to the memory of
Colonel Edward William Bray, CB who served with the 67th Regiment
through the Maharatta Campaign of 1817 and 1818, and at the siege and
capture of Amulnair, Ryghur, and Asseeghur. He afterwards served with
the 31st Regiment for 17 years, and was with the right wing on board
the Kent Indiamen when she was burnt in the Bay of Biscay on the 1st of
March 1825. He commanded the 39th Regiment at the Battle of Maharajpore
on the 23rd December 1843, and was desperately wounded in the last
battery taken on that day, which was stormed by his regiment with the
terrible loss in killed and wounded of 300 officers and men. He died on
the 3rd December 1859, aged 74 years. Also to the memory of Ensign
Theodore David Bray, his son, who at the age of 19 years fell while
gallantly carrying the Regimental Colour of the 39th at the Battle of
Maharajpore. Also to that of Belinda Bray, wife of Col. E.W. Bray, who
died at Brighton on the 2nd March 1872, aged 74."
Major-General Charles Horace Churchill, CB - 31st Foot
Major George Russell
Crommellin, CB - 1st Light Cavalry
Aged 41. Son of Charles
(Bengal Civil Service) and Ann. Born at Ghazipur 2 Sept. 1803. Cornet
25 Nov. 1819. Major 12 Nov. 1838. Husband of
Johanna Maria. Served in First Afghan War 1842 (Medal). Died of wounds
in camp, 1st January 1844. Brother of Lt-Col. James Arden Crommelin,
Bengal Engineers.
Lieutenant
Henry Stanger Leathes - Bengal Artillery.
Memorial at St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington
- "In
memoriam, Henry Stanger-Leathes, Lieut. HM Regt Artillery slain in
Battle of Maharjpore at the taking of the fortress of Gwalior 29th Decr
1843 aged 24. Buried on the battlefield. Son of Thos Leathes
Stanger-Leathes of Dale Head Hall, Thirlmere, Cumberland."
Memorial in
St. Stephen's Church, Dum Dum - "In memory of Henry Stanger Leathes,
Lieut. Artillery, Maharajpore, 29th December 1843."
Lieutenant
Charles Newton - 16th Native Infantry
Memorial in Trinity Arts Centre,
Tunbridge Wells - "In memory of Lieut. Charles Newton of the 16th Bengal
Grenadiers, fourth son of John Newton of Calarrley Park, Tunbridge
Wells, who after four years arduous service in Afghanistan, fell in the
hard fought Battle of Maharajpoor in the East Indies on the 19th
December 1843, in the 23rd year of his age. Severely wounded in
storming the first position of the enemy his ardent courage would not
suffer him to leave the field though requested to do so and in leading
his company to the assault of their second line he fell pierced with
four other balls and died in camp the same evening. His mortal remains
were consigned to the earth with military honours on the following day,
at the camp of Dunaila, where his brother officers have since erected a
monument to his memory."
Lieutenant-Colonel
Edward Sanders, CB - Bengal Engineers
Aged 42. Born in Ealing, 27 May 1804, son of
Thomas and Rosetta. Ensign 18 May 1821. Lt-Col. 12 Sept. 1843. Served
in Afghanistan War 1838-42 (Meda, MIDl; commanded 2 coys Sappers &
Miners). CB 27 Dec. 1842. Deputy Sec. Govt. India, Military Department.