Francis Fane
British Army officer
About Francis Fane
Lived 1824 – 1893 (aged 68).
Francis Augustus Fane (1824–1894) was an English officer in the British Army, in which he served in Gibraltar (1858-1863); Malta (1863-1864); and Canada (1865-1866). When the Indian mutiny broke out in 1857-1859, Francis Fane raised the Peshawar Light Horse to fight against the mutineers.
Later life In 1862 his father died and Francis Fane inherited the Fulbeck Hall estate in Lincolnshire. Fane left the army ranked a Colonel and became a successful Banker as a partner in Praed Fane and Co., based in Nottingham. Fane was a keen musician, artist and engraver as well as diarist.
Fane died in 1894. He is buried in Fulbeck, St Nicholas Churchyard. The inscription on his grave reads: "THIS GATE IN THE CHURCH-YARD OF HIS NATIVE VILLAGE IS DEDICATED BY HIS FAMILY TO THE MEMORY OF COL FRANCIS AUGUSTUS FANE 1894"
Family Francis Fane married Augusta Fane (born 3 November 1831) in 1863.
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Who was Francis Fane?
British Army officer (1824–1893)
When was Francis Fane born?
Francis Fane was born on 22 March 1824.
When did Francis Fane die?
Francis Fane died on 1 February 1893.
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