Memórias de William Grants Stair

A brief history · William Grant Stairs, Captain the Welsh Regiment. Born at Halifax Nova Scotia 1 July 1863. Lieutenant Royal Engineers 1885-91. Served on the staff of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition 1887 under the leadership of H.M. Stanley and exhibited great courage and devotion to duty. Died of fever on the 9 June 1892 at Chinde on the Zambezia whilst in command of the Katanga Expedition sent out by the King of the Belgians."

· A tablet at the Royal Military College of Canada Memorial Arch erected in 1932 "The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition 1887-1890 52 Captain W.G. Stairs"

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Reproduced image by: Fernando Raposo