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Dictionary of Indian Biography J to L
Date transcribed | 2011-05-01 | 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 | Kavanagh | | First Name(s) | Thomas Henry | | Year of Death | 1883 | | Entry | A clerk in one of the civil offices in Lucknow, who, volunteering in disguise, on the night of Nov. 9, 1857, as is recorded in the memorial to him in the church at Lucknow, "" with the devotion of an ancient Roman hero, taking his life in his hand, went forth from the beleaguered Residency, and passing through a city thronged with merciless enemies, triumphantly guided Sir Colin Campbell on his way to the relief of the garrison"" : he conveyed information from Sir J. Outram, of the greatest value to Sir Colin Campbell : he wrote How I Won the Victoria Cross, which he was awarded for his bravery : he was given an appointment in the Oudh Commission and rose to be Deputy Commissioner : he died about 1883. |
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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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