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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Burke
	First Name(s)	William Augustus
	Year of Birth	1769
	Year of Death	1837
	Entry	Entered the Army as a Hospital Mate on Sep. 13, 1795, and rose, through the grades of Regimental Surgeon, Apothecary, Surgeon, etc. to be, on Oct. 5, 1825, Inspr-General of Hospitals of the Forces in the East Indies, until his death. In 1817, he was Physician-General in the Mauritius, was present at the capture of nearly all the French and Dutch colonies in the West Indies and South America : served in Europe, including the Mediterranean and Gibraltar : and was at the capture of Bhartpur by Lord Combermere in 1826 : died at Calcutta, May 22, 1837.

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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