Item VI/i/11 - Recollections of Town Boy at Westminster

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GB 2014 WS-01-GRX-VI/i/11

Title

Recollections of Town Boy at Westminster

Date(s)

  • 1903 (Creation)

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4to, 1 volume

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(1805-1855)

Biographical history

MARKHAM, FREDERICK, third son of John Markham (adm. 1768, qv); b. 16 Aug 1805; adm. 15 Jun 1814; KS 1820; expelled for a scrape which he got into when boating in Apr 1824 (A Naval Career during the Old War, 1883, pp 275-6); Ensign, 32nd Foot 13 May 1824; Lieut., 22 Oct 1825; Capt., 16 Apr 1829; Maj., 28 Sep 1839; Lieut. -Col., 22 Jul 1842; Brevet Col. and ADC to Queen Victoria 2 Aug 1850; Maj. -Gen., 28 Nov 1854; Lieut. -Gen., local rank, 30 Jul 1855; second to Capt. Smyth, 32nd Foot, in his fatal duel with Standish O’Grady 18 Mar 1830, and sentenced to a year’s imprisonment in Kilmainham Gaol; served in Lower Canada during insurrection of 1837, wounded at St. Denis; served in Punjab campaign 1848-9, wounded at siege of Mooltan; CB 5 Jun 1849; Adjutant-Gen., British Army in India Mar – Nov 1854; appointed to command of Peshawar division, but recalled from India in 1854 to proceed to the Crimea; commanded Second Division in attack on the Redan 8 Sep 1855; shortly afterwards invalided home; author, Shooting in the Himalayas, 1854; d. unm. 21 Dec 1855. DNB.

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Access to rare books is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, in cases where the item in unavailable at another UK repository.

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A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.

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  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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GB 2014

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Final

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Partial

Language(s)

  • English

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  • Latin

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