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Death Announcements 1845-1854
Transcribed by | Steve van Dulken |
| Surname | Gennys | | First names | Richard Henn | | Rank / occupation | Esq. | | Unit | 44th Bengal NI | | Death date | 9 Feb 1851 | | Place of death | Midnapore | | Source | Gentleman's Magazine | | Date | May 1851 | | Page number | 574 | | Detail | At Midnapore, aged 31, Richard Henn Gennys, esq. of the 44th Bengal Nat. Inf., Assistant to the General Superintendent for the suppression of Thuggee for Moorshedabad. He was the fourth son of the late Edmund Henn Gennys, esq. and youngest brother of E. Henn Gennys, esq. of Whitleigh, Devon. Entering the service in 1839, he soon made himself conspicious as a good officer, and received the appointment of Adjutant of his corps. During the first Seik campaign he was in action, at Ferozoshahr, and shared in the operation against Kote Kangra, under Gen. Wheeler. |
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