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Edit memorial name, location & address- Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
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THIS IS ERECTED TO HONOUR THE MEMORY/ OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM JOHN GILL R.E./ A PUPIL HERE FROM 1856 TO 1861/ HE ENTERED THE ROYAL ENGINEERS/ IN 1864. AN ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY/ IN NORTH PERSIA 1873 DEVELOPED HIS/ CAPACITY FOR EXPLORATION, SOME YEARS LATER/ HE UNDERTOOK AN EXPEDITION TO CHINA/ WITH THE VIEW OF PENETRATING ITS WESTERN/ FRONTIER BY ROUTES NOT BEFORE TRAVERSED./ HE SUCCEEDED IN MAKING HIS WAY THROUGH/ EASTERN TIBET TO TALIFU & THENCE IN THE /FOOTSTEPS OF HIS SCHOOLFELLOW AUGUSTUS RAYMOND MARGARY TO BHOMO ON THE IRAWADI/ RIVER. BEING ATTACHED TO THE INTELLIGENCE/ DEPARTMENT OF THE WAR OFFICE HE MADE SEVERAL HAZARDOUS JOURNEYS TO COLLECT/ VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC/ SERVICE. IN 1882 DURING THE BRITISH INTERVENTION IN EGYPT HE WAS DISPATCHED/ BY GOVERNMENT ON SPECIAL DUTY TO THE SUEZ CANAL & HAVING PROCEEDED INTO THE/ DESERT OF SINAI IN COMPANY WITH PROFESSOR/ E.H. PALMER AND LIEUT H. CHARRINGTON R.N./ THE THREE WERE CAPTURED BY AN OVERPOWERING FORCE OF BEDAWINS & MURDERED/ IN THE WADI SUOR AUGST 11TH 1882. HIS/ REMAINS WITH THOSE OF HIS COMPANIONS WERE/ INTERRED IN THE CRYPT OF ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL/ APRIL 6TH 1883 WHERE A MEMORIAL TABLET HAS/ BEEN PLACED BY THEIR COUNTRY IN COMMEMORATION/ OF THEIR SERVICES AND UNTIMELY DEATH. HE WAS A GOOD SON, A GOOD FRIEND, A GOOD SOLDIER/ & A MOST ENTERPRISING & ACCOMPLISHED TRAVELLER.
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