One for Liverpool Annie (Continued in Part 2)

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If you scroll all the way down to the bottom ... you'll see .......

Returns of Prisoners taken by the Russians on October 25th 1854

http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/alma.html

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Jackson, Mich., July 6 - Thomas Phillips*, one of the four survivors of the historic charge of the six hundred at Balaklava on October 25, 1854, is dead at his home in Woodsville. He has lived in America for twenty years. The other three survivors are living in England.

* E.J. Boys Archive - missing

06 July 1895

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Laporte, Ind., October 14 - Michael Cunningham *of Michigan city claims to be one of the survivors of the famous six hundred who were immortalied at the battle of Balaklava. He can neither read nor write, yet he is able minutely and graphically to describe the charge. S.J. Taylor, an attorney, has made application to the British government for a pension for Cunningham, and a letter just received from Sir Herbert E. Maxwell, a member of the British paliament, conveys the assurance that he will be handsomely pensioned. Cunningham is in indigent circumstances. He is said to be the only survivor of the famous charge living in the United States.

*E.J. Boys Archive - James and William Cunningham

14 Oct 1895

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Now here's a sad man ...... !

Charles Wooden 24 March 1827 - April 14 1875 ..... was a German recipient of the Victoria Cross and he is buried in an unmarked grave in Dover Cemetery

Name - Charles WOODEN
Rank - Lieutenant
Force - 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
VC won - Crimea 25 October 1854
London Gazette - 26 October 1858
Born - Germany - 24 March 1829
Died - 24 April 1876 Dover
Grave - St James's Cemetery Dover
Location of VC - Queen's Royal Lancers Museum Belvoir Castle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wooden

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One of the immortal six hundred who won undying fame for themselves in this memorable piece of military blundering was John Harrison, * who now peacefully pursues the trade of a decorator and paper hanger at Delhi, N.Y., and merely dreams of the time when he sabred the Russian gunners and hewed his way through the ranks of the enemy with "the beautiful white weapon". Harrison was a trooper in the First Royal dragoons.

 * E.J. Boys Archive - missing

Aug 11, 1895

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Corporal James Cameron

Honouring a Balaclava Hero

A few evenings since, at the Brunswick Inn, Union Street, Higher Broughton, a number of admiring friends met to celebrate the twenty-seventh anniversary of the famed charge of the “Light Brigade,” and to do honour to one of its renowned heroes, Corporal James Cameron of the 13th Light Dragoons. Speeches, toasts and songs suitable to the occasion kept the evening all alive, and to see the old veteran, who is now in his sixty-eighth year, behind some half a dozen clasps and medals which adorned his breast whilst he modestly expostulated on the dashing events of that ever-to-be-remembered day, was a picture worth looking at and one which could have hardly been improved by the magic art of even a Miss Thompson herself. The brave old veteran seemed thoroughly to enjoy his position, and appeared once more to realise the glories of that day that made British arms a by-word for bravery throughout the world. Poor fellow, their rank and file is getting very thin with age but, as Tennyson says, “When will their glory fade.”

Salford Weekly News 5th of November 1881

Died at Manchester on the 11th of December 1882 aged 70 years and was buried in the Weaste Cemetery at Salford in Grave No. 1396/A3.

The erected tombstone bears the following inscription: “In loving memory of James Wilson, who died July 2nd 1882, aged 36 years.” “In memory of the late Corpl. James Cameron of the 13th Light Dragoons. One of the last survivors of the “Six Hundred.” Wounded in the Charge at Balaclava. Died Dec. 11th 1882, aged 70 years.” Also of “Jane Cameron, wife of the above, who died April 7th 1892, aged 75 years.”

http://www.chargeofthelightbrigade.com/allmen/allmenC/allmenC_13LD/cameron_j_1412_13LD/cameron_j_1412_13LD.html

Heres another soldier at Weaste ...........

Ardwick-born Private Ferdinand Stanley 1039 4th Light Dragoons

Ferdinand Stanley was born in Manchester in 1818. He worked as a weaver until he enlisted at the age of 21. He served in India and Ireland before going to the Crimea in 1854.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/71/71160_charge_of_the_light_brigade_hero_honoured.html

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Private Thomas Fletcher 4th Light Dragoons

b. 1826 Birmingham ..... son of Thomas Fletcher of Birmingham Warwickshire
Enlisted 19 05 1846 Birmingham aged 20 years - was engaged in the Charge of the Light Brigade 25th October 1854 ....... he was  wounded and was a POW taken by the Russians .... a brave man by all accounts ....  he died of wounds to his head.

http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/4ths/fourths.html

http://www.rootschat.com/links/02xa/

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http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,286323.195.html

Trumpet Major Henry Joy

Died    Aug. 17 1893 ....... British Army Soldier he was trumpet major of the 17th Lancers regiment, and was present with the unit in the Crimean War. As staff trumpeter to General the Earl of Lucan, he sounded the memorable Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava ( ? )

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6141378

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Private John Penn

John Penn was the son of the Farrier-Major of the 14th Light Dragoons. He joined the cavalry as soon as he was able and first saw action in Afghanistan (1839-42). He then fought in the first Sikh War (1845-46). During the Battle of Moodkee he engaged a Sikh artilleryman in hand-to-hand combat and although he slew the Sikh he sustained a severe blow to the head. Dazed, he wandered off and was not found until the following day, suffering from hypothermia. He then went on to fight at the Battle of Sobraon. During the Second Sikh War (1848-49) he fought at Ramnuggar, Chenab, Soodoolapore, Chillianwalla and Gujerat. The 3rd Light Dragoons returned to England in 1853. Within days of his return, Penn had volunteered for service with the 17th Lancers who were leaving for Turkey. They arrived in the Crimea in September 1854. He fought at Alma and Mackenzie's Farm. He then charged with the Light Brigade at Balaclava. After his horse was wounded behind the Russian guns, he killed a Russian officer and took his sword. Using this sword, he fought his way to safety. He then took part in the Battle of Inkerman. Later he was invalided home after suffering sunstroke at Baldar in 1855. He received eleven decorations for gallantry.

http://www.battlefield-site.co.uk/extraordinary_anecdotes.htm