Alexander William Bradfield CALDECOTT

1837 - 1867  (~ 29 years)

• Name	Alexander William Bradfield CALDECOTT
  Born	Jul 1837	Bradfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	27 Aug 1837	Bradfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom   [2]
  	Address: St Andrew's Church
  Military	Jan 1857  [3]
  	Entered 103rd Foot Regiment
  Military	31 Aug 1858	Mooltan, Bengal, India   [3]
  	Engaged in suppressing the mutiny of 62nd and 69th Bengal NI, and Horse Artillery - awarded Indian Mutiny Medal
  Military	Jul 1859	India   [3, 4, 5]
  	Promoted to Lieutenant
  Military	Jul 1863  [6]
  	Promoted to Adjutant
  	Address: India
  Military	Nov 1866  [3]
  	Promoted to Captain
  Residence	1867	Morar, Madhya Pradesh, India   [7]
  Accident	27 May 1867	Doolares, India   [8]
  	Attacked by tiger whilst tiger-hunting
  Died	2 Jun 1867	Seepree, Bengal, India   [3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  	Killled by tiger while tiger-hunting. Died from wounds - "Vulnus Incisium"
  Buried	3 Jun 1867	Morar, Madhya Pradesh, India   [9, 10]
  	Address: Supree Cemetery
  	Inscription on memorial at St Botolph's, Newbold on Avon - ALEXANDER WILLIAM BRADFIELD CALDECOTT CAPTAIN AND LATE ADJUTANT OF THE 103RD ROYAL BOMBAY FUSILEERS THIRD SON OF CHARLES MARRIOTT CALDECOTT ESQ. OF HOLBROOK GRANGE HE DIED AT SEEPREE CENTRAL INDIA ON THE 2 JUNE 1867 AGED 29 THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES OF THE REGIMENT AS A TRIBUTE OF THEIR LOVE AND ESTEEM AND TO MARK THEIR DEEP REGRET AT THE LOSS OF ONE WHOSE WORTH AND MANY NOBLE QUALITIES HAD SO MUCH ENDEARED HIM TO ALL RANKS (NOT EXACT WORDING) From entry on Imperial War Museum website - https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19372
  Probate	14 Oct 1868  [7]
  _UID	4BC065A40062406BAB256E20912C435FDE7F
  Person ID	I7635	Caldicott One-Name Study
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Charles Marriott CALDECOTT,   b. Abt 1807,   d. 30 Nov 1883, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Margaret SMITH,   b. Abt 1811, Fort Marlborough Benkulu City, Sumatra, Indonesia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1 Mar 1827	Medinipur, West Bengal, India   [13]
  		CALDECOTT Charles Marriott & SMITH Margaret.png
  Family ID	F2360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Jul 1837 - Bradfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom Baptism - Address: St Andrew's Church - 27 Aug 1837 - Bradfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom Military - Promoted to Lieutenant - Jul 1859 - India Residence - 1867 - Morar, Madhya Pradesh, India Buried - Address: Supree Cemetery - 3 Jun 1867 - Morar, Madhya Pradesh, India  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, Volume 6 Page 110. [S907] Berkshire Baptisms Index. [S799] Dublin Evening Mail, Wednesday 17 July 1867 Page 3. [S910] British India Office Army & Navy Pensions, Archive reference L-AG-23-12-6. [S798] Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards. [S912] Cork Examiner, Thursday 30 July 1863, Page 4. [S6] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Adminis. [S95] Leamington Spa Courier, Saturday 17 August 1867 Page 5. [S911] British India Office Deaths & Burials, Archive Reference N-1-120 Folio - Page 133. [S95] Leamington Spa Courier, Saturday 02 May 1868, Page 9. [S193] Evening Mail, Friday 05 July 1867 Page 6. [S637] Homeward Mail from India, China and the East, Monday 22 July 1867, Page 20. [S873] India, Select Marriages, 1792-1948, FHL Film Number: 498957 (Reliability: 3).