Thomas Alexander Souter
Thomas Souter | |
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Souter wearing the colours of the 44th Foot at the Battle of Gandamak | |
| Born | 11 December 1796 |
| Died | 10 June 1848 (aged 51) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1824–1848 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 44th Regiment of Foot |
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Captain Thomas Alexander Souter (11 December 1796 – 10 June 1848) was the sole surviving officer of the last stand of the British Army, composed mostly of men from the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot, near Gandamak, Afghanistan, at the close of the first Anglo-Afghan War in 1842. Camp Souter, a former major military base near Kabul, was named after him.