A MUTINY VETERAN DEAD
LAST OF THE: DELHI BAND. By T''tjTaph.— A»sociatlon.—Copyright. deceived February 27, 10.15 p..m.) London, February 27. The death is announced of Sir Alexander Taylor, the last survivor of the assault on Delhi.
Sir Alexander Taylor, G.C.8., entered the army in 1843, and was made a general in 1878. Ho served in the Sutlej campaign in 1845-46; in the Punjab in 184849; and in the Indian Mutiny in 1857-58. In 'the latter campaign he was wounded, and was twice mentioned in despatches.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14928, 28 February 1912, Page 7
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