Francis Wheatley

1826–1865 (age 39)

Biography

Francis Wheatley (1826-1865) answered the call of his country and served with the British Army during a time of imperial engagement, showing the patience and discipline expected of mid-nineteenth-century officers.

The men who served with him remembered his calm steadiness and the care he took with their families, and his memory rests with other comrades at Brompton Cemetery.

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