Dictionary of Indian Biography/Burlton, Philip Bowles
BURLTON, PHILIP BOWLES (1803–1829)
Son of William Burlton: joined the Bengal Artillery at Dumdum in 1821: was transferred to Africa: was actively employed in the Burmese war of 1824: devoted himself zealously to discovering the sources of the Brahmaputra and Irawadi, and solving geographical questions: he also wrote about the Assamese: was murdered, with Lt. Bedingfield of the Artillery, by the Khasias at Nunklow, in Assam: died April 4, 1829.