[2] By June 1857, when Inglis was less than a year old, his father was second-in-command under Sir Henry Lawrence at Lucknow where the British residency was under siege by Indian "rebels".
Mrs. Inglis kept a diary of the events during the siege which lasted until November when the British were evacuated following the relief of the town by General Colin Campbell.
(15 July)This evening I was standing outside the door with baby in my arms, talking to the ayah, when I felt something whiz past my ears.
(28 August)As we were starting, Major Ouvry brought us some beer to drink, and poor baby, who was very thirsty, cried louder for it than I had ever heard him before.
It was evident some danger was apprehended, and I shall never forget my anxiety lest baby should commence crying again, and perhaps betray our whereabouts; I hardly dared breathe.
[5][6] The passengers and crew were rescued after spending a night in the ship's boats; the family eventually reached Alexandria before travelling on to Southampton, arriving there in early March.
Inglis was a keen club cricketer and played for Esher, Free Foresters, Private Banks and Incogniti, continuing into his 40s.
Time may have tempered to some degree that ready enthusiasm; but a few years ago, when Inglis was playing on my side, I found it expedient to yell out " Inglis " whenever a ball was hit at all high in the air, by way of saving from utter destruction any other rash or unwary fieldsman who might feel inclined or possibly entitled to go for the catch.
He was the most zealous and untiring fieldsman I ever saw, the sort of man who, if standing or fretting at deep square-leg, might be relied upon to back up cover-point on an emergency.