Colonel and commander of the 41st Bengal Lancers. Maintains strict military discipline and distance from his son Donald, refusing to launch a rescue mission. Later leads his regiment into battle and honors McGregor posthumously.
A formal command relationship culminates in public posthumous recognition.
Tom commands the regiment in which McGregor serves, and later honors McGregor by pinning the Victoria Cross to his horse's saddle cloth.
Their military hierarchy places Forsythe under Tom's battlefield command.
Forsythe serves as a lieutenant in Tom Stone's 41st Bengal Lancers, and Tom later leads the regiment in the assault that enables Forsythe's escape.
A strained father-son relationship shaped by military discipline, emotional distance, and Donald's desire for acceptance.
The plot identifies Donald Stone as Colonel Tom Stone's son. Donald is deeply hurt when his father treats him like every other officer and denies requ...
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