John Tombs

Major-General John Tombs (17771848) was an officer in the British East India Company.

John Tombs
Born1777
Abingdon-on-Thames
Died1848
Malta
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Indian Army
RankMajor General
Commands held3rd Bengal Cavalry
Battles/warsSiege of Bharatpur

Education

John Tombs was the son of a banker, Joseph Tombs (17451818), of Abingdon-on-Thames. He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School).

Military career

He entered service with the East India Company. He commanded the 3rd Bengal Cavalry at the Siege of Bharatpur (182526) and was promoted to major-general in 1838. He retired from the Indian Army to Malta where he died. He sent his six sons home to Abingdon for an English education, the most distinguished of them being the sixth son, Major-General Sir Henry Tombs, VC, KCB (18251874).[1]

See also

References

  1. Hammond, Vol. 18

Sources

  • Hammond, Nigel (December 2004). "Tombs of Abingdon". Oxfordshire Family Historian. 18 (3).
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