Arthur Marcus Hill Cheek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Marcus Hill Cheek

East India Company Officer

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1840

Place of Birth: Evesham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Jun-1857

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ensign Arthur Marcus Hill Cheek (31 July 1840 – 16 June 1857) was an East India Company Officer known posthumously as "the young martyr of Allahabad." Cheek joined the East India Company's Bengal Army in February 1857, arrived in India on 28 April, and was posted to the 6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry on 28 April of that year.
On 6 June the regiment mutinied, Cheek was captured by mutinying sepoys and died on 16 June.
Witnesses stated that Cheek refused to renounce his Christian faith during his captivity despite being held in stocks in the sun, in an attempt to encourage him to convert to Islam.