John Frederic Inglis

John Frederic Inglis (16 July 1853 – 27 February 1923) was a Scottish amateur sportsman who became a major in the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment).

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.

In the diary she often talks about keeping the "boys" and the "baby" (Alfred) safe during the siege and retreat:This was Johnny's fourth birthday, a sad one to us all.

(31 July)Johnny's rosy cheeks, which he never lost, excited great admiration; he passed most of his time in the square next to us with the Sikhs, who were very fond of him, and used to give him chappatties (native bread), though they could not have had much to eat themselves, poor men!

Just before Colonel Campbell became so very ill, we had decided to kill and eat it, when one morning Johnny ran in and said, 'Oh, mamma, the white hen has laid an egg!'

[9][10] The passengers and crew were rescued after spending a night in the ship's boats.Johnny was delighted when [the waves] broke over the boat, and his merry laugh sounded sadly in my ears, for I quite thought that a watery grave awaited each one of us.The family eventually reached Alexandria before travelling on to Southampton, arriving there in early March.

[16] On leaving school, Inglis enlisted in the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot being appointed a sub-lieutenant on 12 February 1873[17] and promoted to Lieutenant on the same day.