Morden Carthew
General Morden Carthew CB (25 October 1804 – 4 September 1888) was an officer in the service of the East India Company (E.I.C.) Indian Army in the Madras Presidency, India and South East Asia during the mid 19th century. Early life Morden Carthew, the eldest son of the Reverend Morden Carthew and Elizabeth Tweed-Pyke, was born in Frettenham, Norfolk where his father was the rector. Military career Carthew was nominated as an officer cadet by Sir William Taylor Money, a director of the East India Company, and joined the Company on 12 January 1821. In his 56-year career he served in the Madras Presidency, Bengal, Burma (modern Myanmar) and Singapore. He first arrived in Madras aboard the ship HMS Jupiter on 29 June 1821 as an ensign and was appointed to the 11th Madras Native Infantry. He was promoted from senior ensign to lieutenant on 19 April 1823 and shortly after transferred to the 21st Madras Native Infantry (M.N.I.) where he would spend most of his career. Carthew continued to rise through the ranks and became Commanding Officer of the 21st M.N.I. He commanded the M.N.I. in the Straits Settlement, Singapore from 1846 to 1849 and later was Divisional Commander