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Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I
Date transcribed | 2011-04-00 | 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. |
| Surnames | Hewett | | First Name(s) | William Nathan Wrighte | | Titles | Sir | | Year of Birth | 1834 | | Year of Death | 1888 | | Entry | Born Aug. 12, 1834 : son of Dr. W. Hewett : entered the Navy, 1847 : saw service in the Burmese war, 1851 : in the Crimea, where he won his V.C., and was promoted to be Lieutenant : in China, and on the W. coast of Africa, during the Ashanti war, 1873-4 : K.C.B. : Naval C. in C. in the E. Indies, 1882 : commanded the naval forces engaged in the Egyptian war, 1882 : at Suakin, 1884 : sent on a mission to Abyssinia : K.C.S.I. : Vice-Admiral, 1884 : commanded the Channel Fleet, 1886-8 : died May 13, 1888 |
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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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