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Death Announcements 1832-1844
Date transcribed | 2000-00-00 | Transcribed by | Steve Van Dulken | Comment | Death announcements from the "Gentleman's Magazine", a journal which is available on Google Books. Any deaths in India, or of deaths elsewhere where there was a mentioned link with India, are included. In a few lengthy obituaries the contents have been summarised by using square brackets. |
| Surname | Hilton | | First names | William | | Rank/ occupation | Captain | | Unit | 16th Dragoons | | Death date | 12 Dec 1839 | | Place of death | Crossing the Indus | | Source | Gentleman's Magazine | | Edition | May 1840 | | Page number | 559 | | Detail | Drowned in crossing the Indus, from the upsetting of a boat during a heavy gale, Capt. William Hilton, 16th dragoons; together with nine privates of the same regiment. He was appointed Cornet 1806, Lieut. 1809, Captain 1832; and was the only officer in the regiment who had not purchased any of his commissions. |
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