Military Figure. He was an early 19th-century British Army Major General, who was a Member of the Supreme Council of India in 1839 and was the Military Secretary to the Governor-General of India. While in India, he fought in the 2nd Mahratta War from 1803 to 1805 and the 3rd Mahratta War from 1817 to 1819. He was part of the East India Company and had 47 continuous years of military service. He received the Commander of Bath in 1815 and the Knight Commander, Order of the Bath in 1837. He was the son of George Casement and Elizabeth Montgomery. On July 21, 1803, he married Amelia Browne, daughter of Sir George Sackville Browne and an Indian woman. The couple had a son, who became a lawyer. With him donned in his full uniform with medals, his portrait hangs in the National Army Museum. He died of cholera shortly before he was due to return to England. His delayed departure occurred when he received a letter requesting him not to return due to unrest in the Indian Madras Army. The members of the Supreme Council signed the letter and it has been archived in the British Library. Although he was actually buried in India, his cenotaph, which is located in Kensal Green Cemetery in London, is considered a work of art and placed on the National Heritage List for England in 1984 as a grade II building. His widow and son were buried at his cenotaph site.
Military Figure. He was an early 19th-century British Army Major General, who was a Member of the Supreme Council of India in 1839 and was the Military Secretary to the Governor-General of India. While in India, he fought in the 2nd Mahratta War from 1803 to 1805 and the 3rd Mahratta War from 1817 to 1819. He was part of the East India Company and had 47 continuous years of military service. He received the Commander of Bath in 1815 and the Knight Commander, Order of the Bath in 1837. He was the son of George Casement and Elizabeth Montgomery. On July 21, 1803, he married Amelia Browne, daughter of Sir George Sackville Browne and an Indian woman. The couple had a son, who became a lawyer. With him donned in his full uniform with medals, his portrait hangs in the National Army Museum. He died of cholera shortly before he was due to return to England. His delayed departure occurred when he received a letter requesting him not to return due to unrest in the Indian Madras Army. The members of the Supreme Council signed the letter and it has been archived in the British Library. Although he was actually buried in India, his cenotaph, which is located in Kensal Green Cemetery in London, is considered a work of art and placed on the National Heritage List for England in 1984 as a grade II building. His widow and son were buried at his cenotaph site.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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The cenotaph, which is considered a piece of art, is a four-poster Graeco-Egyptian monument with a draped sarcophagus and supported by four Indian bearers, each wearing a turban and having crossed arm. The piece of art was created by E M Lander.
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