Casement, William |
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BORN 14 Jul 1778, Larne - DIED 16 Apr 1844, Calcutta CAUSE OF DEATH cholera GRAVE LOCATION London: Kensal Green Cemetery, Harrow Road, Kensal Green (056/RS (5400), memorial only) |
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Sir William Casement was the son of George Casement and Elizabeth Montgomery. He was a Major-general in the service of the East India Company and served as the Military Secretary to the Governor-General of India. He served for 47 years without interruptions and he fought in the 3rd Mahratta War. On 21 July 1803 he married Anne Browne, a daughter of general Sir George Sackville Browne (d.1828). He is a great uncle of the revolutionary politician Roger Casement. He died of cholera in India and he was buried in Calcutta. A memorial was erected for him at Kensal Green Cemetery in London. |
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 The grave of William Casement at Kensal Green Cemetery, London. Picture by Androom (02 Aug 2019) |
Sources • Paths of Glory, The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery, London, 1997 |
