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Henry St Clair Wilkins

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on 11 June 1847. He was promoted as captain in 1858, lieutenant-colonel in 1867, colonel in 1868, major-general in 1877, lieutenant-general in 1878 and finally as a general in 1882, when he retired.
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Royal Engineers Records and Professional Papers, vol. xvii. (1869); Despatches; Times, December 1896; Memoir by General John Fuller, R.E., in Royal Engineers' Journal, 1897.
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Islamic Art in the 19th Century: Tradition, Innovation, And Eclecticism edited by Doris Behrens-Abouseif, Stephen Vernoit, 2009, pp:390
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Bhuj: art, architecture, history by Azhar Tyabji, Environmental Planning Collaborative (Ahmadābād, India) - 2006 - Part 4 - Page 281
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in India, Aden and later in Abyssinia. He was also a noted architect and is credited with having designed several buildings.
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Report on the state and requirements of the Kurrachee ...by Sind publ. works dept, Henry St. Clair Wilkins - Page 1, 1878
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for his ‘invaluable and important services during the expedition. He was appointed
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and was born on 3 December 1828. After passing through the military college of the
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and artist, Wilkins was employed in architectural and engineering works in the
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He died suddenly on 15 December 1896 at his residence at Queen's Gate,
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British architect and army officer of the East India Company
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Index

Henry Saint Clair Wilkins
General
East India Company

Frere Hall
Karachi
Pakistan
Archdeacon
Nottingham
East India Company
Addiscombe
Bombay Engineers
Aden
Royal Engineers
Abyssinian campaign of 1868
mentioned in despatches
Napier of Magdala
aide-de-camp
Queen Victoria
colonel
draughtsman
public works department
British India
ancient tanks in the Tawella Valley
Bombay
Poona
Sassoon Hospital
Deccan College
Ohel David Synagogue
David Sassoon

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