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Would anybody happen to know ........
« on: Saturday 01 March 08 17:12 GMT (UK) »

Anything about these soldiers ? .... would anybody have any photos or write ups at all ? or know where they are buried ??

I 'd love to find out about these men ...... !!

This is the list of those in the 11th Hussars ( Yorkshire men ! ) who rode in the Charge of The
Light Brigade at Balaclava

BENTLEY William Sgt Kilnwick 1835 at Beverley
816 Mar 1st 1891 cwm+casps
Saved by Lt DUNN from Russians. Died at 2 Cresent Groves
Yks, Buried York Cmty as Troop Sgt Major, 'one of the 600'

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,127521.0.html

BROWN Samuel Charles Pte Leeds 1845
1824 cwm+claps
Warehouseman

LEVETT Robert Pte York 1846
1820 cwm+clasps
Labourer
Killed Apr 5th 1854 Wife Sarah of Howden

MILBURNE Silvester Pte Leeds 1833
1824 cwm+clasps
Wounded in The Charge Received his medal from
Queen Victoria

I found this but it's hard to read the abbreviations !!  Roll Eyes

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WARD David Pte Leeds 1839
1820 cwm+clasps
Slubber Killed Apr 5th 1854 cannon ball in chest,
wife Sarah of Farnley, Leeds

WILLIAMS James W Cpl Leeds 1831
1820 cwm+clasps
taken prisoner, Father James of Deptford
Kent, Known as Old Taffy

WILLIAMS Thomas Pte ? 1850
cwm+clasps
known as Young Taffy, signed Loyal

Edit ... sorry I meant to put this in West Riding !!  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
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Re: Would anybody happen to know ........
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 02 March 08 00:30 GMT (UK) »


Thought this may be of interest !

http://www.chargeofthelightbrigade.com/ALLNONVITALFOLDERS%20ETC/11H/index.html

Annie  Smiley
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Cooper : Muels : Howarth : Every : Price : King

Be who you are and say what you feel -  because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind ! Dr. Seuss

Erect no gravestone .... let the Rose every year bloom for his sake ! Rilke Sonnets to Orpheus, I:5

"Our fathers did not talk about psychology - they talked about a knowledge of Human Nature. But they had it, and we have not. They knew by instinct all that we have ignored by the help of information." Chesterton
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