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Death Announcements 1845-1854
Transcribed by | Steve van Dulken |
| Surname | Young | | First names | George Dobson | | Rank / occupation | Lieut.-col. | | Unit | HM 10th Infantry | | Death date | 27 Mar 1850 | | Place of death | Wuzeerabad | | Source | Gentleman's Magazine | | Date | July 1850 | | Page number | 109 | | Detail | At Wuzeerabad, Lieut.-Col. George Dobson Young, C.B. This officer, second in command of her Majesty's 10th Regt. of Infantry, entered the army as an Ensign in the 17th Regt. in 1819; as a Captain in the 31st he served under General Pollock, and was present in the actions at Mozeens, Iezeen, and Jugdulluck, as well as in the actions which led to the occupation of Cabul; afterwards in the campaign on the Sutlej, and was dangerously wounded in the battle of Moodkee. He was appointed Major in the 10th Foot, and in 1848 became a Lieut.-Col. The deceased officer had received medals for Affghanistan and the Sutlej, and in 1849 was nominated a Companion of the Bath. |
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