John Munro Sym
Major-General Sir John Munro Sym KCB (15 February 1839 – 2 October 1919) was a Scottish military officer who commanded the 5th Gurkha Rifles.[1]
Life
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He was born on 15 February 1839 in Edinburgh one of eight children to Rev John Sym (1809–1855), minister of the famous Greyfriars Kirk, and his wife Catherine Glassford Munro.[2] The family lived at 37 George Square a short distance from the church.[3]
He trained as a soldier and spent most of his career in the Indian Army.
In 1910 he was living at 4 Belgrave Place in western Edinburgh.[4]
He died in Edinburgh on 2 October 1919 aged 80, one of the oldest generals whose death is registered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and classed to have died as result of service in World War I.[5] He is buried with his son George Munro Sym (1883–1898) in the first northern extension of Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh.[6]
Family
[edit]He was married Eliza D'Oyley Vincent (1848-1927).[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ History of the 5th Gurkha Rifles 1858–1928, Col H E Weekes
- ↑ "Maj.-Gen. Sir John Munro Sym, KCB". 3 September 2020.
- ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1839
- ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910
- ↑ "Major General Sir John Munro Sym". cwgc.org. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "George Munro Sym grave monument details at Dean 2c Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland". www.gravestonephotos.com.
- ↑ Grave of John Munro Sym, Dean Cemetery
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