Lieutenant Colonel J. Haughton

North West Frontier

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  • Listing Status: Grade II*
  • District: Rutland
  • Parish: Uppingham

Metal plaque with inscription in relief and shields at top

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Tablet or Plaque or Board Ref: WMP1212 Other Designation: N/A UKNIWM Ref: 65427 Information Sources: DK, Rfp Special Categories: School

Location

Chapel, Uppingham School - Uppingham
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Inscription Reads

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
LT COL JOHN HAUGHTON
COMMANDANT 36TH SIKHS WHO WAS KILLED
IN ACTION AT THE SHINKAMAR PASS NW
FRONTIER OF INDIA 29TH JANUARY 1898 WHILE
BOLDLY DEFENDING A POSITION TO THE LAST AGAINST
OVERWHELMING ODDS. THIS BRASS IS ERECTED
BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS OF THE 35TH AND 36TH SIKHS

Casualties Listing

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Haughton - John Lieutenant Colonel Sikhs 36 29/01/1898
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