THE LIGHT BRIGADE

THE ACTION AT BALAKLAVA, OCTOBER 25th 1854

By David Stevens.

(Commander of The Light Brigade: The Earl of Cardigan)

 

CASUALTY ROLL

4th LIGHT DRAGOONS

(Commander: Lt. Col. Lord George Paget)

NAME RANK CASUALTY

Halkett J.T.D.

Major

Killed

Sparke H.A.

Lieut.

Killed

Herbert, Francis

Troop Sgt-Major

Killed

Cambell, Edward

Sergeant

Killed

Lynch, Richard

Sergeant

Killed

Spence, Henry

Corporal

Killed

Burns, Thomas

Trumpeter.

Killed

Lovelock, Edward

Trumpeter

Killed

Donaldson, James

Pte.

Killed

Haxhall, Daniel

Pte.

Killed

Hutton, Thomas

Pte.

Killed

Marshall, Charles

Pte.

Killed

Moody, Thomas

Pte.

Killed

Phelan, Michael

Pte.

Killed

Robinson, George

Pte.

Killed

Swan, George

Pte.

Killed

Tomset, Thomas

Pte.

Killed

Waight, Charles

Pte.

Killed

Brown G.J.

Captain

Severely Wounded

Hutton, Thomas

Captain

Severely Wounded

Jennings, Henry

Troop Sgt-Major

Slightly Wounded

Heron, Denis

Corporal

Slightly Wounded

Armes, Thomas

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Bradley, Edward

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Carrol, Peter

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Carter, Joseph

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Croydon, George

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Devlin, James

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Downing, Frederick

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Gosbell, Joseph

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Gray, John

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Herbert, Thomas

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Hughes, John

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Jones, William

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Keenan, William

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Olley, James

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Phillips, Joseph

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Rogers, Thomas

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Sutcliffe, William

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Thorne, William

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Tyler, James

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Whitby, Joseph

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

 

8th HUSSARS (Commander: Lt. Col. Shewell)

Fitzgibbon, F.C.

Lieut.

Killed

Clowes, G.

Cornet

Killed

McCluer, H.

Troop Sgt-Major

Killed

Rielly, Michael

Sergeant

Killed

Williams, William

Sergeant

Killed

Donald, William

Corporal

Killed

Adams, Joshua

Pte.

Killed

Barry, John

Pte.

Killed

Brennan, Michael

Pte.

Killed

Dies, James

Pte.

Killed

Finnegan, Andrew

Pte.

Killed

Hanrahan, Denis

Pte.

Killed

Heffron, Thomas

Pte.

Killed

Herbert, Edmund

Pte.

Killed

Keating, Matthew

Pte.

Killed

McDonald, Edward

Pte.

Killed

Morris, George

Pte.

Killed

Waterer, Charles

Pte.

Killed

White, John

Pte.

Killed

Clutterbuck, D.

Lieut.

Slightly Wounded

Seager, Edward

Lieut. & Adj.

Slightly Wounded

Clarke, ?

Troop Sgt-Major

Slightly Wounded

Gray, William

Trumpet Major

Slightly Wounded

Sewell, John

Corporal

Severely Wounded

Dunn, John

Trumpeter

Severely Wounded

Bray, Francis

Pte.

Dangerously Wounded

Brown, John

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Cheshire, Henry

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Clement, James

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Doolan, Patrick

Pte.

Dangerously Wounded

Fullon, William

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Glendire, R.O.

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Kennedy, Richard

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Kiterick, Patrick

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Ross, Joseph

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Ryan, William

Pte.

Dangerously Wounded

Spain, Christopher

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Tovamley, Thomas

Pte.

Severely Wounded

11th HUSSARS

(Commander: Lt. Col. Douglas)

Jones, J.

Sergeant.

Killed

Jordan, T.

Sgergeant

Killed

France, T.

Corporal

Killed

Allured, C.

Pte.

Killed

Brunton, J.

Pte.

Killed

Bubb, R.

Pte.

Killed

Cooper, C.B.

Pte.

Killed

Davis, W.

Pte.

Killed

Elder, T.

Pte.

Killed

George J.M.

Pte.

Killed

Gwinnell R.

Pte.

Killed

Horne, G.

Pte.

Killed

Jackman, J.

Pte.

Killed

Lazell, R.

Pte.

Killed

Larkin, J.

Pte.

Killed

Levett, R.

Pte.

Killed

Purcell, D.

Pte.

Killed

Shrive, T.

Pte

Killed

Shoppee, L.

Pte.

Killed

Spring, W.H.

Pte.

Killed

Stephenson, J.

Pte.

Killed

Wakelin, H.

Pte.

Killed

Ward, D.

Pte.

Killed

Wareham, W.

Pte.

Killed

Wooton, G.

Pte.

Killed

Cook, E.A.

Captain

Slightly Wounded

Trevelyan

Lieut.

Slightly Wounded

Houghton, G.P.

Cornet

Died of Wounds

Bentley, W.

Sergeant

Slightly Wounded

Davies, R.

Sergeant

Slightly Wounded

Lawson, J.

Sergeant

Severely Wounded

Cork, C.

Corporal

Slightly Wounded

Hudson, E.

Corporal

Slightly Wounded

Kilvert, J.

Corporal

Slightly Wounded

Andrews, D.

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Bingham, J.

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Firth, W.

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Glainster, J.

Pte.

Dangerously Wounded

Groome, H.

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Jewell, H.

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Jowett, G.

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Martin, R.

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Milburn, S.

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Pennington, W.H.

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Purvis, J.C.

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Roberts, T.

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Shergold, H.

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Samer, S.

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Strutt, T.

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Taylor, W.

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Turner, G.

Pte.

Dangerously Wounded

Walker, W.

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Wilcox, E.

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Young, R.

Pte.

Severely Wounded

 

 

13th LIGHT DRAGOONS

(Commander: Captain J.A. Oldham – killed)

Oldham, J.A.

Captain

Killed

Goad, T.H.

Captain

Missing

Montgomery, H.

Cornet

Missing

Webster, John

Troop Sgt-Major

Killed

Smith, E.W.A.

Corporal

Killed

Blackett, Thomas

Pte.

Killed

Court, Charles

Pte.

Killed

Dorell, William

Pte.

Killed

Fraser, Robert

Pte.

Killed

Lawson, William

Pte.

Killed

McGorrine, Thomas

Pte.

Killed

Slattery, James

Pte.

Killed

Watson, James

Pte.

Killed

Williams, T.J.

Pte.

Killed

Peake, Frederick

Sgt.

Severely Wounded

Brooks, John

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Ethridge, John

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Keen, John

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Moore, Joseph

Pte.

Dangerously Wounded

Pegler, Henry

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Rhodes, Joseph

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Sewell, William

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Wilde, George

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Williams, George

Pte.

Severely Wounded

17th LANCERS

(Commander: Captain W. Morris – severely wounded)

Winter, J.P.

Captain

Missing Presumed Killed

Thompson, J.H.

Lieut.

Missing Presumed Killed

Chadwick, J.

Cornet & Adj.

Missing Presumed Killed

Talbot, Edward

Sergeant

Killed

Hall, James

Corporal

Killed

Wrigley, C.

Corporal

Killed

Aldows, Charles

Pte.

Killed

Baker, William

Pte.

Killed

Bow, John

Pte.

Killed

Broom, George

Pte.

Killed

Brooks, Walter

Pte.

Killed

Carter, Henry

Pte.

Killed

Corcoran, Thomas

Pte.

Killed

Dollar, Richard

Pte.

Killed

Dowling, Patrick

Pte.

Killed

Flowers, George

Pte.

Killed

Gray, Henry

Pte.

Killed

Harrison, William

Pte.

Killed

Jackson, Robert

Pte.

Killed

Lees, John

Pte.

Killed

Ling, Robert

Pte.

Killed

McNeill, Robert

Pte.

Killed

Melrose, Frederick

Pte.

Killed

Mitton, Charles

Pte.

Killed

Pearce, Henry

Pte.

Killed

Sewell, Johnson

Pte.

Killed

Stamage, James

Pte.

Killed

Wilson, John

Pte.

Killed

Morris, William

Captain (in command)

Severely Wounded

Webb, A.F.C.

Captain

Severely Wounded

White, Robert

Captain

Severely Wounded

Gordon, Sir William

Lieut.

Severely Wounded

Scarfe, James

Sergeant

Severely Wounded

Pyne, John

Corporal

Slightly Wounded

Taylor, George

Corporal

Severely Wounded

Brown, John

L/Corporal

Slightly Wounded

Brittain, William

Trumpeter

Dangerously Wounded

Landfred, Martin

Trumpeter

Slightly Wounded

Andrews, John

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Brown, Peter

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Buck, James

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Clifford, Frederick

Pte.

Dangerously Wounded

Doyle, William

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Dudley, Thomas

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Duggan, John

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Fegan, Patrick

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Foster, Thomas

Pte.

Dangerously Wounded

Friend, James

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Gravenor, John

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Hart, John

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Magee, Thomas

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Mullen, Thomas

Pte.

Dangerously Wounded

Mustard, James

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

McNeill, David

Pte.

Severely Wounded

O’Gorman, James

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Payne, John

Pte.

Slightly Wounded

Pearson, William

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Phelan, William

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Puvis, William

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Rafferty, Patrick

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Soley, Benjamin

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Stanley, David

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Stewart, John

Pte.

Severely Wounded

Watts, James

Pte.

Severely Wounded

 

 

OFFICERS, NCOs & MEN TAKEN PRISONER BY THE RUSSIANS

4th LIGHT DRAGOONS

Fowler, William

Troop Sgt-Major

Wounded

Thomas, William

Corporal

Wounded

Armstrong, Joseph

Corporal

 

Crawford, Hugh

Trumpeter

 

Bagshaw, James

Pte.

 

Bolton, James

Pte.

 

Boxhall, James

Pte.

Wounded

Farquharson, Robert

Pte.

 

Fletcher, Thomas

Pte.

Wounded

Frederick, Charles

Pte.

 

King, Thomas

Pte.

 

Linser, Thomas

Pte.

Wounded

Lucas, Thomas

Pte.

Wounded

Normoyle, James

Pte.

Wounded

O’Brien, Michael

Pte.

 

Parks, Samuel

Pte.

 

 

 

8th HUSSARS

Clowes, George

Cornet

Wounded

Taylor, William

Corporal

Wounded

Berlin, John

Pte.

Wounded

Bird, William

Pte.

 

Fitzgibbon, John

Pte.

Wounded

Horan, Patrick

Pte.

 

Maccanon, James

Pte.

Wounded

Palframan, Richard

Pte.

 

Perry, William

Pte.

Wounded

Turner, Edward

Pte.

Wounded

 

11th HUSSARS

Williams, James

Corporal

Wounded

Berry, John

Pte.

Wounded

Dryden, John

Pte.

Wounded

Henry, N.

Pte.

 

Hyde, Walter

Pte.

Wounded

Parker, Henry

Pte.

 

Sheppard, William

Pte.

Wounded

 

13th LIGHT DRAGOON

Lincoln, John

Troop Sgt-Major

 

Smith, George

Troop Sgt-Major

Wounded

Howard, William

Trumpeter

Wounded

Benton, William

Pte.

Wounded

Cook, Thomas

Pte.

Wounded

Cooper, George

Pte.

Wounded

Duke, William

Pte.

Wounded

Harris, A.

Pte.

Wounded

Hanlon, Christopher

Pte.