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After seeing Walter off at [[Southampton]] with his oldest son [[Charles Dickens, Jr.|Charley]], Charles Dickens was very upset for a few days but soon recovered and was satisfied that he had provided a career for his son, even though Walter was not suited to the life his father had chosen for him. Charles Dickens wrote, "A sad trial, thank God it is over. The dear boy bore it a great deal better than we could have hoped."<ref>Hennessey, pg 389</ref> Walter never returned home and his father was never to see him again. | After seeing Walter off at [[Southampton]] with his oldest son [[Charles Dickens, Jr.|Charley]], Charles Dickens was very upset for a few days but soon recovered and was satisfied that he had provided a career for his son, even though Walter was not suited to the life his father had chosen for him. Charles Dickens wrote, "A sad trial, thank God it is over. The dear boy bore it a great deal better than we could have hoped."<ref>Hennessey, pg 389</ref> Walter never returned home and his father was never to see him again. | ||
Following the introduction of direct rule in India in the wake of the Rebellion, the armed forces were reorganised. A notice published in the ''[[London Gazette]]'' dated 1 March 1864 granted all those serving with "Her Majesty's Indian Forces on the 18th February 1861" rank in the British Army; Walter Dickens was amongst those listed with the rank of [[lieutenant]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22828|pages=1344–1353|date=4 March 1864}}</ref> He served in the 26th Native Infantry Regiment, and was attached to the [[42nd Regiment of Foot]] (The Black Watch) with that rank when he fell heavily into debt causing his health to break down. He was due to be invalided back to England but died of an [[aortic aneurysm]] on New Year's Eve at the Officers' Hospital in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] in India. He was buried in the Bhowanipore Military Cemetery at Calcutta.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C01EFD91331E233A2575BC1A9649C946096D6CF 'Dickens's grave rediscovered' reported] in ''[[The New York Times]]'' 18 February 1911</ref> In April 1987, a group of students from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, collected funds and moved the tombstone from the Bhowanipore War Cemetery to the South Park Street Cemetery. This was done as a tribute to the author, his father, and the tombstone is now placed among the memorials of the notable Europeans who died in the 18th century.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kolkatas-link-with-charles-dickens/article2869650.ece 'Kolkata's link with Charles Dickens' reported] in ''[[The Hindu]]'' 8 February 2012</ref> | Following the introduction of direct rule in India in the wake of the Rebellion, the armed forces were reorganised. A notice published in the ''[[London Gazette]]'' dated 1 March 1864 granted all those serving with "Her Majesty's Indian Forces on the 18th February 1861" rank in the British Army; Walter Dickens was amongst those listed with the rank of [[lieutenant]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22828|pages=1344–1353|date=4 March 1864}}</ref> He served in the 26th Native Infantry Regiment, and was attached to the [[42nd Regiment of Foot]] (The Black Watch) with that rank when he fell heavily into debt causing his health to break down. He was due to be invalided back to England but died of an [[aortic aneurysm]] on New Year's Eve at the Officers' Hospital in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] in India. He was buried in the Bhowanipore Military Cemetery at Calcutta.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C01EFD91331E233A2575BC1A9649C946096D6CF 'Dickens's grave rediscovered' reported] in ''[[The New York Times]]'' 18 February 1911</ref> In April 1987, a group of students from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, collected funds and moved the tombstone from the Bhowanipore War Cemetery to the South Park Street Cemetery. This was done as a tribute to the author, his father, and the tombstone is now placed among the memorials of the notable Europeans who died in the 18th century.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kolkatas-link-with-charles-dickens/article2869650.ece 'Kolkata's link with Charles Dickens' reported] in ''[[The Hindu]]'' 8 February 2012</ref> | ||