Grave of Henry Spalding

I am pleased to say that I have now found and restored the grave of Henry Spalding and his wife Ruby! It is in Brookwood Cemetery area 83.

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Would love to find more of his earlier military career (Indian Mutiny) and the spell in the embassy in St Petersburg. Suggestions most welcome.

Found a few more of his publications as well.

I have also found his medals - it was thrilling to hold those.

Richard Spalding

My notes for David Rattray's 'Soldier Artist in Zululand':

SPALDING, Henry, brevet Major, 104th (Bengal Fusiliers) Regiment (1840-1907).
Served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General during the Cape Frontier and Zulu campaigns. Born in St Pancras, London, he was commissioned into the army in 1858. He served during the Indian Mutiny attached to the 53rd Foot and was at the passage of Goomtee and occupation of Sultanpore (1858). He attended Junior Division Staff College in 1869 at a time when officers rarely undertook formal staff training. For his staff work during the Ninth Frontier War (1877-78), he was appointed a brevet major. During the initial advance into Zululand by Lord Chelmsford’s force in January 1879, Spalding was responsible for the lines of communication between the force and the supply depots at Rorke’s Drift and Helpmekaar. His name was mentioned in the dispatches concerning the actions at Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift. He retired from the army in 1880 with the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel, and died in London.

He joined 104th Foot (from 1881 named - Royal Munster Fusiliers) as Lt from the Indian Army - 2nd Bengal European Fusiliers - 9 October 1859. As you know he died at 24 Chapel Street, Belgrave Square aged 66 years on 22 May 1907.

Try the Shropshire Regimental Museum in Shrewsbury for more info about the 53rd Foot in India.