British Army Soldier. Last surviving member of the “Charge of the Light Brigade”, which was made famous by the poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Born in Lathram, Ireland, he enlisted at Maidstone, England, into the 17th Lancers. He fought in 13 engagements during the Sikh Rebellion in India (1845 to 1848), and at the battles of Alma and Inkerman, participated in the storming of the Redan and the Malakoff Forts during the siege of Sebastopol in the Crimean War. He was presented with a medal for valor during the Crimean War. He died a United States citizen at Pheonixville, Pennsylvania.
British Army Soldier. Last surviving member of the “Charge of the Light Brigade”, which was made famous by the poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Born in Lathram, Ireland, he enlisted at Maidstone, England, into the 17th Lancers. He fought in 13 engagements during the Sikh Rebellion in India (1845 to 1848), and at the battles of Alma and Inkerman, participated in the storming of the Redan and the Malakoff Forts during the siege of Sebastopol in the Crimean War. He was presented with a medal for valor during the Crimean War. He died a United States citizen at Pheonixville, Pennsylvania.
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