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St Peters Church, Fort William

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Date transcribed	2017-11-29
Transcribed by	Nigel Penny and Peter Bailey

	Surname	Anquetil
	First Names	Thomas John
	Rank/ Occupation	Lieut.-Colonel
	Regiment	44th Bengal Native Infantry
	Date of Death	1842
	Inscription	In testimony of affection and regret, this Tablet is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas John Anquetil, 44th Regiment B.N.I. Who was massacred in the performance of his duty, during the insurrection at Jugdullock, in Afghanistan, at Cabool, while commanding Shah Soojah's force, on the 12th January, 1842, aged 60 years. He was an officer of undoubted ability, and highly versed in the science of Military tactics; was warm-hearted and possessed of the strictest integrity, and the most honorable feeling. Erected by his surviving Son, Charles Anquetil

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MIs erected in the Church and Burial Ground of St Peters Church in Fort William.

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