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David Limond
Major-General David Limond C.B. (5 April 1831 – 10 July 1895) was a British soldier of the Royal Engineers (Bengal) and a member of a family with a strong tradition of military service. Military career Early in his career, Limond was with the Lucknow garrison in 1857 at the time of the Indian Mutiny. Later, he was commanding Royal Engineer (as Lieutenant-Colonel) with companies of the Bengal Sappers of the Khyber Division during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80). Following the conclusion of that war, Limond was made a Companion of the Bath in 1881, one of a number of officers who were honoured or promoted following the cessation of hostilities. Family Limond's father was Robert Limond (1775-1832) (died at sea) of the Bengal Medical Service and his mother was Catherine Limond (born 1799). David had siblings Anne, Robert Simpson, Catherine Simpson, Marion, and Margaret. His son, Alexander Limond, a Lieutenant in the 6th Punjab Infantry, died of injuries inflicted by " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Limond Bengal Medical Service Family Grave At Kensal Green Cemetery
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
