Mowbray Thomson

General

Sir Mowbray Thomson

KCIE KH
Sir Mowbray Thomson
Born(1832-04-01)1 April 1832
Bhurtpore, British India
Died25 February 1917(1917-02-25) (aged 84)
Reading, Berkshire, England
Buried
Cremated at Golders Green Crematorium, London
AllegianceEast India Company
British Empire
BranchBengal Army
 British Indian Army
RankGeneral
UnitBengal Native Infantry
ConflictsIndian Mutiny of 1857
Second Anglo-Afghan War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order
Alma materAddiscombe Military Seminary
RelationsElizabeth (Eliza) Thomson (sister)
James Sant, R.A. (brother-in-law)
Other workPolitical Agent
Governor-General's Agent

General Sir Mowbray Thomson KCIE KH (1 April 1832 – 25 February 1917) was an officer in the British East India Company and one of the only two survivors from the Cawnpore garrison.

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