Person:Robert Yule (1)

Watchers
Robert Abercromby Yule
b.22 Oct 1817 Inveresk, Midlothian
d.19 Jun 1857 Dehli
m. 13 Jul 1811
  1. Sir George Udney Yule1813 - 1885
  2. William Yule1814 - 1820
  3. Robert Abercromby Yule1817 - 1857
  4. Elizabeth Yule1818 -
  5. Henry Yule, C.B.1820 - 1889
  6. John William YuleAbt 1825 -
  7. Margaret M YuleAbt 1828 -
m. 7 Nov 1841
  1. William Mann Yule1847 -
  2. James Herbert Yule1847 -
  3. George Udney Yule1849 - 1918
Facts and Events
Name Robert Abercromby Yule
Gender Male
Birth[1] 22 Oct 1817 Inveresk, Midlothian
Marriage 7 Nov 1841 St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburghto Margaret Rogers
Death? 19 Jun 1857 DehliCause: Killed whilst commanding 9th Lancers, India
Burial? St Pauls Cathedral, Calcutta, India

Robert saw activer service in Persia, Afghanistan and India. He published a treatise on Calvary Movements in 1856. His letters during this time of strife in India, were very critical of the hierarchy in the British Army. He died in service near Dehli and is buried in the St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta, India

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