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- Henry Kirke 1806-1857
5480 hits
Henry Kirke 1806-1857 born 14 Oct 1806 - parents John Kirke & Ann Mervyn Richardson. In 1822 he applied to be an officer cadet in the East India Company Army & served in the Bengal Army. By 1855 he was a major in the 12th Native Infantry. Married Margaret Blair 10 July 1830 Meerut. They had 6 children The Times Sept 5th 1857 Death Notice "On the 19th June, near Maboba, while seeking refuge from the mutineers at Newgong. after many days suffering (fell from his horse, and shortly after expired), Major Henry Kirke, of the late 12th Bengal XL, aged 49, fourth son of the late Lieut.-Col. Kirke, of East Redford, and Markham Hall, Notts, England." Buried by the roadside near Kubrai by his son Henry Philip Kirke (1829-1889), also an EIC Army officer. - European Mission with Afghan leaders
1765 hits - Group of soldiers
1477 hits
With dogs; possibly in the field, they seem to have dusty overcoats on over their uniforms, very different from other photos of neatly dressed and posed NCOs. Front row L may be Samuel F. Lewis - View of River
1851 hits - Native school children
2028 hits
Learning to sew - Group of travelling entertainers
1347 hits - Landscape
1802 hits - Snake Charmer
1401 hits - Afghan soldiers?
1155 hits
Perhaps of the British-Indian Artillery? - Afghan general
1684 hits - Tree
1420 hits - Officers outside NCO school
2183 hits
Bearded man seated may be Samuel F. Lewis - Gravestone of Sidney F Macklin
2436 hits
Sacred to the Memory of Sidney Frederick Macklin who died at Kirkee July 24th 1878, Aged 12 months - St Paul's Church, Pune
2279 hits - Group of NCOs
1882 hits
Bearded man, centre front is Samuel F Lewis - Archway
1781 hits - Gravestone in Cemetery
1758 hits
Gravestone in Cemetery/or Christian commemorative marker in a garden - Bungalow by river
2473 hits - View above bungalow roof, Parvati Hill?
2098 hits - Album front cover
1299 hits
Half maroon Moroccan binding. a souvenir album of Samuel Francis Lewis, Royal Engineers, covering the period 1875 to 1884. These are mostly images from Kirkee (Khadki), Poona (Pune)and Bombay (Mumbai) in western India. There are also some "field" photos from the North West Frontier and (perhaps) Afghanistan." - Group of Europeans on veranda
1720 hits - Large palm tree
1455 hits - Church
1706 hits
All Saints Anglican Church Khadki, Pune/Kirkee Poona? - Group of European NCOs
1265 hits
Samuel F Lewis is in dark uniform - European family in bullock cart
1668 hits - View of river bank
1636 hits - Church
2405 hits
St Ignatius Catholic Church Kirkee - Shiva temple
1487 hits
"Hathi Pol"? by porch of small Shiva temple - Botanical Garden
1413 hits
Maybe the "Bund Garden" - Parsee family
1371 hits - Landscape
1480 hits - Archway
1741 hits - Exterior of Temple at the Sangam, Poona
2090 hits - St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Poona
2470 hits - Bungalow
1395 hits - Botanical Garden
1409 hits - Jamsetji Bund from the Fitzgerald Bridge, Pune
2112 hits
With "Bund" weir/dam in the middle - Landscape, hillside and building
1494 hits - Fitzgerald Bridge across the Mula-Mutha River at Pune
2592 hits - Landscape
1864 hits - Group of Army officers
2035 hits - Teachers/Professors Bombay or Poona
2587 hits - View of hill with ruins of a fort? Parvati Hill?
1767 hits - Hillside with river and tank. Parvati Hill?
2190 hits - Group of Sisters of the order of Convent Jesus and Mary
2514 hits
Probably these Sisters are at St Anne's School in Poona(Pune). - Album rear cover
1104 hits - 1st 5th Battallion Concert party Soloist
1959 hits - 1st 5th Battallion Concert party troupe (2)
1970 hits - 1st 5th Battallion Concert party troupe (1)
1876 hits - 1st 5th Battallion Hampshire Regiment Entrained
2355 hits