National Army Museum

Havelock’s Tomb Lucknow

photograph, photograph

Accession Number

NAM.1980-04-37-35

Description

Photograph: Havelock’s Tomb Lucknow. Showing a tall concrete structure enclosed within iron railings, the plaque on the tomb reads. ‘Here lies the mortal remains of Henry Havelock, Major General in the British Army and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath...’, nd. Signed on the photograph in manuscript ‘Sache 166’. From a photograph album of 74 photographs compiled by Maj William Davis (1825-1873), 31st Bengal Native Infantry, Calcutta Infantry Volunteer Guards and the Jhansi Police. Most photographs in the album were taken by John Edward Saché, nd. Associated with Indian Mutiny (1857-1859).

Campaigns

Indian Mutiny (1857-1859)

Units

31st Bengal Native Infantry

Calcutta Volunteer Infantry Guards

Jhansi Police

People

William DAVIS, (1825-1873)

Sir Henry Havelock, (1795 - 1857)

Saché, John Edward

Davis, William

Inscriptions

Signed on the photograph in manuscript ‘Sache 166’. ‘Here lies the mortal remains of Henry Havelock, Major General in the British Army and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath who died at Dilkoosha Lucknow of dysentery produced by the hardships of a campaign in which he achieved immortal fame on the 24th November 1857. he was born on the 5th april 1795 at bishops wearmouth county durham england...’