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South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta - Part 3 [Holmes and Co]
| Description | Transcribed from Bengal Obituary. A compilation of tablets and monumental Inscriptions from various parts of Bengal and Agra Presidencies. By Holmes and Co., printed by W Thacker and Co 1851. | | Date transcribed | 2012-08-01 | | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | | Comment | South Park Street Burial Ground begins on page 106 of the book and ends on page 176 - listing all inscriptions found in that cemetery as at 1851. |
| | Surname | Campbell | | | Forename(s) | Arch. | | | Rank or Title | Lieut.-Col. | | | Year of Death | 1821 | | | Inscription | Sacred to the Memory of Lieut-Colonel Arch. Campbell, of the Bengal Army, who died on the 19th March 1821, aged 57. To the active duties of a soldier in India, thirty-seven years of his life was devoted; during this period various offices of responsibility were entrusted to him. In the discharge of which, the warmth of his heart, his mild and equal manners; his disposition uniformly humane, considerate and kind, his sound judgment, and spotless integrity secured the affection of his associates, the goodwill of the community, and commanded the esteem and confidence of the state. It may with truth be said of this worthy man, that he never made a man his foe nor ever lost a friend. |
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Transcribed from Holmes and Co - Bengal Obituary, and photographs of headstones at South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta.
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