Peter Latouche Chambers

Served with the 41st Foot in Canada, arriving app. 1803.  Married 1807 to
Ann Warburton (who may have been related to his Lt. Col., as his name was
also Warburton).  Fought and distinguished himself in the War of 1812 at
Niagara, Queenston under General Brock, and at Sandusky, Detroit,
Frenchtown, Miami (now in Michigan), finishing at the defeat at
Moravianstadt, where he was among those officers taken prisoner and
transported to Frankfort, Kentucky, for the remainder of the war.  He, still
as an officer The 41st Foot Regiment, again was a hero in the Burmese War in
the late 1830's.  He became Lt. Col. of the Regiment at the age of 39
years, a position he enjoyed for only 6 months as he and his wife fell
victims of a cholera epidemic in Madras.  A "huge" tomb has stood in
Bangalore in his honour which reads: "Lt. Col. Peter Latouch Chambers of His
Majesty's 41st Regiment of Foot, aged 39 years and Emily Anne, his beloved
wife aged 37, who fell victims to the epidemic Cholera the 29th day of
August, 1828, and lie interred here".  They are reported to have died
within 2 hours of each other. This 'Emily Ann' is believed to be the
original wife shown in the marriage register of St. George's, Kingston,
Ontario.

Information provided by Joan Burnside, who can be contacted at
theburnsides@rogers.com.