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Gen Hugh Massy “Hamlah” Wheeler

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Gen Hugh Massy “Hamlah” Wheeler

Birth
County Limerick, Ireland
Death
30 Jun 1857 (aged 68)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India Add to Map
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Major General Sir Hugh Wheeler,KCB, a central figure in the Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Rebellion of 1857, was executed along with other survivors of the Sati Chowra massacre at Kanpur (Cawnpore). His final resting place is unknown, though his and his companions' remains may have been committed to the Ganges River.

Maj-General Wheeler is memorialized along with many hundreds of victims in All Souls Memorial Church in Central Kanpur, located at Albert and Mahatma Gandhi Roads.

(More complete biography in preparation)
Major General Sir Hugh Wheeler,KCB, a central figure in the Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Rebellion of 1857, was executed along with other survivors of the Sati Chowra massacre at Kanpur (Cawnpore). His final resting place is unknown, though his and his companions' remains may have been committed to the Ganges River.

Maj-General Wheeler is memorialized along with many hundreds of victims in All Souls Memorial Church in Central Kanpur, located at Albert and Mahatma Gandhi Roads.

(More complete biography in preparation)

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  • Created by: MartyJ
  • Added: Nov 7, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80044059/hugh_massy-wheeler: accessed ), memorial page for Gen Hugh Massy “Hamlah” Wheeler (30 Jun 1789–30 Jun 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80044059, citing All Souls Memorial Church, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India; Maintained by MartyJ (contributor 47640230).