Capt John Woodburn
The name John Woodburn is the first name on the monument.
The monument is in St John interior interior monuments, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.
There are 52 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
No date of death is recorded against John Woodburn entry on the monument.
John Woodburn is listed on the GPR grave numbered 255748.
John Woodburn is listed as the first name on monument on the grave monument.
John Woodburn has the record number 549219 within the GPR person name database table.
The record was added to the GPR on 30 September 2012
There is one image available for the monument listing John Woodburn (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against John Woodburn record:
44th Bengal Native Infantry and commandant of the 5th Disciplined Hinostanee regiment of infantry. In the service of his majesty the late Shah Soojah-Ool-Moolk; who nobly fell at the head of a small band of devoted followers; in action with an overpowering number of Ghilzie insurgents; near Ghuznee in Afghanistan; 4th November. This cenotaph has been erected by the surviving British officers of that service; friends and companions in arms; who deeply lamenting his untimely fate knew and admired his great skill as a soldier; his sterling worth and honesty as a man. John Woodburn was the son of David Woodburn and Janet Caldwell. He was born 20 Apr 1803 near Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland. His father was Factor of the Craigengillan Estate. John enlisted as a Cadet in the Bengal Army in 1820.