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. |