13th Light Cavalry

[mongoose2]

I have an interest in the 13th Light dragoons who served in the crimean war but am looking for where they were based from 1825 onwards. I think they were in Maidstone in 1830 and then Ireland and scotland by 1848. Any help would be appreciated.

The 2 men I am looking for are in this thread

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,248565.0.html

[neil1821]

Hi,
13th Light Dragoons were in India 1825 till 1840 then in England.
http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d13.htm

Neil

[neil1821]

I can give you a bit more on the latter part of George Gardner's army career:

Regimental Sgt-Major George Gardner, 13th LD, commissioned Cornet & Adjutant 27 Sept 1854

Promoted Lieutenant 9 Oct 1855

Promoted Captain 9 Feb 1861

Retired 1862

I can look into his Crimea service later this evening.

[mongoose2]

His children were born as follows

Isabella 1849 dungannon Ireland
Arthur John 1851 Scotland
Lilian Gertrude 22/1/1854
caroline ann 1858 Ireland
george james 11/10/1860 edinburgh
Charles edward 15/1/1864 northallerton

so other than Charles all the rest were born whilst he was in the 13th Hussars

[neil1821]

Can confirm he was a Light Brigade charger.
"All 8 officers were in the front of the first line with the exception of Cornet George Gardner who was doing the duties of RSM. Gardner had been RSM until a month previously but as his replacement was not available he undertook his old duties"
An RSM's station was bringing up the rear, behing the rear rank.

As far as I can tell from the Medal roll, he received a 4-clasp medal for Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman & Sebastopol (it's a bit hard to read in places). He also received the Turkish medal and 5th Class Order of Medjidie.

He seems to have survived the war unscathed.

[mongoose2]

neil just to finish off his life he died in 1895 and his wife died age 96 in 1926. Thhe saddest bit is the death of his granddaughter in 1891 age 15 whilst she was staying with him in the prison in Northallerton where he was the govenor for nearly 30 years

Barry

[Mingle]

From the 6th to the 10th of April 1858 a fierce storm devastated the East coast of Ireland. among quite a number of ships wrecked in Irish waters with loss of life was the Mary Stoddart registered in Scarborough.

The incident is not recorded in much detail in Scaborough but in Dundalk ,exactly halfway between Dublin and Belfast where the incident took place, it is  remembered because one of  the local papers covered the story with great detail and there are two monuments in town to the tragedy and acts of heroism that ensued .

On Friday the 9th four local seamen died while rowing out to rescue the stricken crew men who were tied to the rigging .Because of this and because of the amount of local feeling about the ongoing situation a meeting was held in Dundalk Court House on Saturday the 10th of April to raise funds for the families of the local seamen and for the erection of a monument to the incident (!)

The men of the 13th Light Dragoons who were stationed in Dundalk not too far from the local quays subscribed a days pay amounting to about 40 pound to the fund for the families.

I have just completed  a radio documentary on the Wreck of the Mary Stoddart for local radio station Dundalk fM 100 and after I had completed the documentary I suddenly realised that I knew nothing about the 13th. That is how I happen to have come across this site and those questions.

One other local story on the 13th in Dundalk . On the 2nd of October 1858 Joseph Burke , a young soldier from Liverpool who had only joined the army about five months at the time was killed by his horse falling on him while he was mounting it .

The 13th may have only been stationed in Dundalk from March 1858. If you want any more details of various posting over the years the Irish and I am sure the English newspapers of the period regularly published details of the various posting of the British army

[John915]

Have you read "Light Dragoons" by Allan Mallinson. He is ex commanding officer of the 13th/18th hussars. The book covers the history of the 13th, 15th, 18th & 19th hussars. I can recommend it, should be available at your local library. John915

[Mingle]

I have not read it,John but thank you .I will look for it in my local library