Died as a result of serving in the Indian War 1857-8. 56th Bengal Native Infantry. The Dictionary of Indian Biography gives: "Prout, Walter Robert (1821 or 2 - 1857): Major: son of William Prout, MD, FRS; educated at Westminster and at the University and Military Academy, Edinburgh: obtained a cadetship in the 56th NI; Interpreter and Adjutant: distinguished himself at Maharajpur, 1843; his principal services were in the Derajat with the Panjab Irregular Force, now the Panjab Frontier Force, of which he was selected to be the first Brigade Major by the Brigadier Commanding: Major, 1856; a very promising officer: died of sunstroke while on outpost duty at Cawnpur, 1857.
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Major Walter Robert Prout
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Westminster School - old boys fallen in Crimean War & Indian Rebellion
The inscription was written by the Rev. T. W. Weare, Under-Master of Westmins...
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War dead, WW1
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War dead, WW1
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Rose Tuffin
Died aged five years. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this little girl. Elizabeth Taylor was born on 17 March 1912 in Stepney, the elder daughter of Charles Henry Taylor and El...
War dead non-military, WW1
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War dead, WW1
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V&A façade - King Edward VII
SW7, Cromwell Road
Excluding the allegories (such as Knowledge) there are 36 statues on the two public façades of the V&A Museum, on Exhibition Road and...
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