Maj William Hodson, Capt L DaCosta died 1858

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
CAPTN L. DACOSTA
56TH N.I. ATTACHED TO
FEROZEPORE REGIMENT OF SEIKS
WHO FELL IN THE FINAL ASSAULT
ON KAISER BAGH
THE 13TH MARCH 1858
AGED 32 YEARS

Brevet Major William Stephen Raikes Hodson (10 March 1821 – 11 March 1858) was a British leader of irregular light cavalry during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also known as India's First War of Independence or the Indian Mutiny). He was known as "Hodson of Hodson's Horse."

1857 graves at Dilkusha Palace ruins

Charles Keith Dashwood Nov 22, 1857

In Memory of Charles Keith Dashwood, Lieut 18th Reg BNI, son of Lt Col AW Dashwood, Killed at Dilkusha, Lucknow Nov 22, 1857, Aged 19 years.

Richard Jackson & John Henry Young

Bandariabagh Cemetery, Lucknow:
No 2961 PTE John Henry Young who lost his life trying to rescue a drowning comrade, May 25, 1894, Aged 22 years 3 months.

Rifleman A.E. Martin and L/Corpn C. Frost

These are three of the several graves that have been picked for restoration. Some of the pictures I have uploaded are of headstones that have been deliberately uprooted. One cannot help wondering what will happen to them.

The grave of Maj-Gen Claude Martin

Maj Gen Claude Martin

Bandsman Frank Ball 17 years old died 1896

From the Bandariabagh Cemetery, Lucknow

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Lt AO Mayne's grave

Lt AO Mayne was buried close to the spot he was killed on the La Martiniere College grounds. It is said he was killed by a rebel disguised as a beggar on Nov 14, 1857. (From a book on the Indian Mutiny by Dr Rosie Llewellyn Jones)

Mayne is also mentioned in Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 By William Forbes-Mitchell

Arthur Eric J. Vaughan***

ARTHUR ERIC JOYCE VAUGHAN
*
*
Hope I can find this grave again
for another better pic. Cannot read
the inscription!

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Lt.Col Terry Nolan 1924-1965

Lt Col Terry Nolan, the Maratha Light Infantry, Born Nov 24, 1924 killed in action at Husainiwala (Punjab) on Sept 21, 1965.
If memory serves me well, Col Nolan was killed when a shell fired by the Pakistanis

exploded near him shortly before (or after) a ceasefire had been called. His son Michael studied at La Martiniere College, Lucknow and daughter Maureen at the girls' school. Not long after their tragic loss the  family moved to Australia.

Bottom pic taken December 2014

Oct 5, 2016: Was in touch with Maureen today on
facebook messenger and when I inquired about
her mother was told the she passed away in 2012
at the age of 95. 

The Bandariabagh Cemetery, Lucknow

Pte.Leonard Smith, C Company, The Cameronions who died at Lucknow (of Enteric) on 25th Nov 1898 Aged 25 years 10 months.

Pte. Richard AH Brickwood, who died at Lucknow on 16 the July 1906 Aged 21 years and 3 months.

Molly Daniell 1920-Oct 16, 2011

MARGARET MARY DANIELL, widow of  LATE LT COL HRH DANIELL, former principal of La Martiniere College, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2011. Mrs Molly Daniell, as she was better known, remained very active till a year ago when she had a second fall, fracturing her other hip not long after recovering from the first replacement procedure.
Ma'am Daniell, to Martinians, led a busy life after her husband's death in the late 1970s(?) involving herself in Anglo-Indian community affairs and till the end oversaw the well-being of the Dorothy Crosthwaite Homes.

The grave, in the Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow as it was in May 2013.

Pic: Molly and Col Daniell in their younger days. Col Daniell passed away more than 35 years ago in Pune and his ashes were bought back and buried at the Bandariabagh Cem. 

Keith Bayley July 8, 1969--Nov 30, 2005

Dennis Bayley, retired NER driver and wife Maureen (nee D'Cruz) stand
by the grave of their only son, Keith Michael, who died 30th November, 2005 in a
motorcycle accident while he was in Gonda. Keith was buried in his
hometown, Gorakhpur. Keith is survived by two minor daughters. The picture was
taken on Nov 2, 2011 All Souls Day.
Two cousins were riding pillion when Keith hit a vehicle coming from
the opposite side. The vehicle is said to have had only one headlight
functioning. Keith's great grandmother, Evangeline Florence Bayley who died in 1939 is buried in the Gonda Cemetery. Keith's younger sister lost her husband, William George Abrey in 2000.

Keith Michael Bayley born July 8, 1969

Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow

The Nishatganj Cemetery is surrounded by encroachments on most of two sides. Where there's  no encroachments you have municipal flats stuck right up to the wall from where people throw garbage into the cemetery.( more)

Nishatganj Cemetery

Tombstones that are slowly disappearing!

Walter Burley Griffin

Walter Burley Griffin, born in 1876 in Maywood near Chicago, won in 1910 an international competition to design the capital of Australia, much as another non-Australian, the Danish architect  Joern Utzon, won the competition to design that Sydney icon, the Sydney Opera House.
As Australia was preparing for its bicentenary celebrations in 1988 a journalist, Graeme D Westlake visited Lucknow in search of Griffin's grave. At the time the Christ Church pastor was a Mr Suraj Masih, who gave Westlake a grave and plot number of the Nishatganj Cemetery. I (George Shepherd) came into the picture as the journalist visited the next best place, The Pioneer, which was housed in the building designed and built by Walter Griffin.
We found the number was to a 'kachcha' grave. I found it hard to believe that an American, of his standing, could, in 1937, have been buried in an unmarked grave. Mr Westlake was as incredulous but accepted the fact. Later an Australian High Commission official visited and then a senator Mr Teague, from South Australia made the trip carrying funds for a memorial that marks the spot today.
(Sunday April 21, 2013
I think Chicago has been 
replaced. Thought it's not visible in the top pic which is the latest. George Shepherd)

John Arthur Ellis 1836-1883

How long will this grave survive!
JOHN ARTHUR ELLIS,
Born 21st June 1836
Died 16th March 1883


(Aug 3, 2015: I should update
this pic if the grave is
still there)

Lilian Mishra nee Raymond

LILLIAN MISHRA NEE RAYMOND
BORN 3RD APRIL 1976
DIED 13TH JULY 2010

Lillian was the only child of
Bobby Raymond and 
Pamela D'Ravara. Bobby had passed
away a year or two before here.

Carlton Eugene Figg died 2008, Audrey Rachel Figg 1945-2014

CARLTON EUGENE FIGG,
BORN 12TH JANUARY 1943 
DIED 22ND NOVEMBER 2008 
                   **
Carlton grew up in Patna, Bihar. He later moved to Lucknow and joined The Pioneer, a century-old newspaper as a reporter, in (maybe) 1967, using Jaywalker as a pen-name for his column 'Around the Town'. He started out at a time when the civic authorities in Lucknow hadn't become 'thick-skinned' nor did reporters concoct stories. Most locals referred to him as Jaywalker. Carlton, who married Audrey Daniel-Palmer, had a brother who was also a journalist. Carlton was survived by his wife, two daughters and two sons.
He was Big Dada to his grand-children.

Audrey Figg who was in ill-health over the past
few years passed on in Pune(?). Her mortal remains
were brought to Lucknow where she was laid to rest at the side of her late husband, Carlton. 

AUDREY RACHEL FIGG
17TH JULY 1945-7TH JULY 2014




MUM, YOU TAUGHT US US TO LIVE
AND LOVE,
YOUR LOVING CHILDREN,
BRENDA, DEXTER, ERLE AND DENISE
GRANDCHILDREN

David Lyle Thoburn died 1905

The grave of David Lyle Thoburn in the Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow. Whether the grave survives today is not known. I was unable to discover what David's relationship was with Isabella Thoburn, in whose name IT College, Lucknow was founded.
Since I put this picture on my blog Lyle T has left a comment saying that David Lyle Thoburn was the nephew of  Isabella Thoburn.

On the grave:

 DAVID LYLE THOBURN
Born at St. Clairsville, O, USA 
Died at Lucknow August 3, 1905.
For 12 years a missionary of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
in Lucknow

Richard James Shepherd 1953-2011

A few days ago (June 17, 2012 perhaps) two members of the family visited the grave in Delhi and took this pic. of the cross on the grave. As noted here below this cemetery is fulled to capacity so now burials are taking place one over the other. Sunita had died six years earlier, almost to the date. The other two pictures of grave were taken at the time of Richard's funeral and the candles below were lit just after the burial when it had turned dark.

My brother,RICHARD JAMES SHEPHERD, was laid to rest late evening on Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011 at the Indian Christian Cemetery, Pahar Ganj, Old Delhi. Richard had liver cancer which was discovered in the last stages. He worked at Moets restaurant, Defence Colony market for about 20 years. Born on Oct 19, 1953, he was the fourth son of IVAN DOUGLAS SHEPHERD & TERESA ELLOISE SHEPHERD of Lucknow. He is survived by his four brothers.
The cemetery has no more burial space and has been thus for several years. Burials take place in graves that have to be dug up with permission of surviving relatives.

Richard at La Martiniere circa 1972.