1 April 2018

Volume 35 No.3 April 2018

CONTENTS

SOCIETY BUSINESS
From the Editor
Changing of the Guard
Chairman’s Report 2018 from Glenn Fisher
Treasurer’s Report 2018 from Lee Tough
Secretary’s Report 2018 from Ken Tough

ARTICLES
The Early History of the Huddersfield and District Army Veteran’s Association by John H. Rumsby
William Henry Cory, 11th Hussars again by Tony Margrave
Szathmari at Silistria by Michael Tinsley
What if . . . Submarines off Cronstadt and Sevastopol by Dr. Douglas J. Austin
Crimea’s Byron? Adam Mickiiewicz? by Jennifer Margrave
The Story of Birr’s Russian Trophy Cannon by Dr. Paul Huddie
A Crimean War Veteran Returns Home to his Medals and His Family by Keith Smith
John Pendered, Royal Sappers and Miners and the First Photographic Expedition to the Crimea by Glenn Fisher
Balaclava’s Greatest Hits — Trumpeter Lanfried sounds the Charge by Philip Boys

TRANSCRIPTIONS
The Running W and the 1936 Movie “The Charge of the Light Brigade from an email from Philip Boys

BOOK REVIEWS
The Crimean War then and now by Dr. David Jones reviewed by Glenn Fisher
Into the Valley of Death by A. L. Berridge reviewed by Lawrence W. Crider
Memories of Memorials by Michael Aidan reviewed by Lawrence W. Crider
Voices from the Past: the Siege of Sevastopol by Anthony Dawson reviewed by Major Colin Robins

MISCELLANEA
The Other Nightingale Museum
The Submarine — Backward and Forward in Time

1 November 2017

Volume 35 No.2 November 2017

CONTENTS

SOCIETY BUSINESS
From the Editor
ARTICLES
In Search of Lieutenant Charles Steele, 12th Lancers by Tony Margrave
Memorials to Lord Raglan in England and Wales by Mike Hinton
Nolan at Balaclava: Part VIII: More on the ‘Threes Right!’ order in the Charge of the Light Brigade by Dr. Douglas J. Austin
The Discovery of the Loy Smith Archives at the Sheffield Museum by Jack Skelton
‘Lions led by Jackasses’ or fourteen interesting facts about the Crimean War by Ian Binnie
The Crimean Curiosities Dublin Exposition by Dr. Paul Huddie
The Council of War by Dr. David R. Jones
November 1855: All Change in the Crimea by Mike Hinton
The Discovery of a Long Lost Portrait of Sir George De Lacy Evans by Keith Smith
Two Crimean War Veterans in one family by Arthur Redfern
The Wants and Needs of Cornet Fiennes Wykeham Martin by Wendy Leahy

TRANSCRIPTIONS
Deserters from the British Army left at Veronesh, August 1855 courtesy of Glenn Fisher
Letter Home from John Davies, 23rd RWF courtesy of Ian Smith
BOOK REVIEWS Voices from the Past: the Charge of the Light Brigade by John Grehan reviewed by Dr. Douglas J. Austin

MISCELLANEA
John Roberts courtesy of Gillian Fynes
The Rare Alma Medal of Corporal Preston

1 August 2017

Volume 35 No.1 August 2017

CONTENTS

SOCIETY BUSINESS

From the Editor:
The Chairman’s Report by Glenn Fisher
The Webmaster’s Report by Tom Muir
Report of the 2017 Annual General Meeting from Ken and Lee Tough
Glasgow belongs to us … A Social Report of the AGM Weekend by Major Colin Robins

ARTICLES

Memorials to Lord Raglan in the Crimea by Mike Hinton
Who can wonder at the deep interest? Irish popular enthusiasm for the original Crimean crisis by Dr. Paul Huddie
The Crimean ’dodge’ and a lock of hair by Glenn Fisher
A Closer Look at the Affair of the Bulganak, aka did General Palmer pollute the pool by Lawrence W. Crider

TRANSCRIPTIONS
Excerpt from the Oswestry Advertiser 12 August 1908 courtesy of Ian Smith
Two Banquets celebrating the Charge by Dr. Douglas J. Austin
A Cooperative Venture from Tony Margrave and Philip Boys
BOOK REVIEWS The Charge of the Light Brigade: The History and Legacy of the World’s Most Famous Cavalry Charge by Charles River Editors reviewed by Lawrence W. Crider
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Deborah Bachrach reviewed by Lawrence W. Crider

MISCELLANEA
In and around Bonnie Dundee by Mark Davidson
Another look at the Crimea: some lesser known photographs courtesy of Keith Smith
AGM 2017 Glasgow, looking back on an enjoyable experience (photo essay)
Online Resources: Punch and other magazines

1 April 2017

Volume 34 No.3 April 2017


CONTENTS

SOCIETY BUSINESS
From the Editor
Looking forward to AGM 2017 in Glasgow.

ARTICLES
Cardican v. Calthorpe - reflections from Major Colin Robins
Death by drowning during the War with Russia, 1854-1856 by Mike Hinton
Miss Sally Seacole in a Robertson/Beato Photograph by Dr. Douglas J. Austin
VCs for throwing a shell out of the trenches by Tony Margrave
Technology in the Crimean War by Ian Binnie
Accommodating Officers—(Part 2) “You cannot send us too many supplies of all kinds” by Clive Cohen

TRANSCRIPTIONS
Excerpts from Colonel Lefroy’s Letter about the Land Transport Corps from the late Ken Horton
A look at Sevastopol at the end of September 1856 by Colonel Zavodovskii, Translated by Mark Conrad

MISCELLANEA
Thomas Edwards, 6th Dragoons—some facts by Ian Smith
Views of Chobham 1853: lithographs courtesy of the Anne S K Brown Collection
Colnaghi’s Crimean Almanac 1856 from Glenn Fisher
The Attleboro Monument to the Crimean War (photos from John Sly)
The Horses of War … observations from the Editor
John Craddock Hartopp 17th Lancers —Did he ride in the Charge by Keith Smith