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Originally Posted by kiterunner
Another Google books snippet, from "Glimpses of Ancient Hackney and Stoke Newington":
Again, another gravestone is to the memory of Thomas Bell, of this parish, a lieutenant in the Honourable Artillery Company, who died suddenly at the Armoury House, Finsbury-square, on the 23rd November, 1826, and who was, by command ...
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Julie, your book has arrived!
To contiue the quote above:
"was, by command of the colonel, H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex (uncle of our Queen), buried with full military honours. I well recollect that funeral procession as it passed up Mare-street; but also call to mind that as a little child, I was more frightened than interested in its solemn pomp and music."
I'm afraid that's all there is about him, but the book is going to be a fascinating read. (It's a discard from Islington Libraries.) No mention, as far as I can see, of OH's Blackshaws and Cooks, but I didn't expect there to be.