The Charge Of The Light Brigade 25th October 1854

[Greeves]

A Charger on eBan? Is nothing sacred? Anywhere between £6000-8000 I reckon.

Yes - but the seller has set the reserve at 10 000....

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

£6100 and 19 hours to go.

The bidder lives on the Wirral like I do. I didn't know people living in my area had that much money

[Tony Farrell]

Oh, I dunno. It's amazing how much yer average scally can make flogging nicked video recorders down the pub.

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Actually, Tony, I think you have a point there

I live next to the worst place on the Wirral, Birkenhead. If ya think Liverpool is bad, you should have a walk through Birkenhead and see just how much worse it actually is. My brother has been mugged several times, our iron gate at the front of the house has been stolen twice, our garden furniture has been stolen, our lawnmower disappeared when we went on holiday and sadly our guinea pigs were eaten by the neighbour's rotweilers when I was about 6 years old! Gosh what I put up with!

Oh, and, I nearly forgot, our car has been spray painted, the windows have been smashed and the tyres slashed. LOL! I'm not kidding either.

[Si1964]

Oh, and, I nearly forgot, our car has been spray painted, the windows have been smashed and the tyres slashed. LOL! I'm not kidding either.

But at least you kept your wheels though Jack

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Agreed

[Greeves]

Bloody Hell, Jack! My Mother's side comes from Birkenhead...thank God we came to the colonies!...

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Bloody Hell, Jack! My Mother's side comes from Birkenhead...thank God we came to the colonies!...

Yes mate, I bet you're glad you moved!!

The medal group finished on £8850

[Biro]

IF it sold .......(given the sellers £10,000 reserve)..... did it sell to anyone here?

It's still 'not for sale' on his web-site.....

Marshall

[Paul Scott]

Bit late on this but I only joined this week. Price on Birds medals was about right if either the LSGC or Crimea was impressed, however an answer given on ebay to this Q was that both were engraved, maybe the seller could not tell the difference? Personally I would have had to examined them before bidding.
Lummis & Wynn does not record them as ever been on the market before and the group on offer, as it where, does agree with Birds entitlement. Probably a good buy for someone.

For interested parties I have the following credited chargers medals

DCM group of four to TSM Frederick Short 4th.LD ( DCM awarded for accounting for 6 Russian Artillery drivers during the charge)..

Crimea to Thomas King 4th. LD (Casualty and prisoner)

George Gibson 13th LD

Wm Ellis 1th Hussars (possibly for sale, haven't quite made my mind up)

Frederick Clifford 17th Lancers and a casualty (medal is in mint condition as issued to the family) Clifford is mentioned in Thomas Morley's memoirs;

"...during the melee a group of about 40 stragglers of the Brigade were driving a line of Russian Hussars down the valley in close column. I rode to the rear of them and began to order the men back. I ordered Private Clifford of my own troop to halt, instead ofwhich he charged into the solid column and was cut and pierced to death before my eyes"

Well Tom Morley is well remembered for exaggerating and Clifford actually survived the charge, though seriously wounded, dying at Scutari aout 1 month later.

As I said earlier I only joined this week and I seem unable to view images with posts, I'm obviously logged in but all the posts I read have blank boxes with "attached image" icons. Ive right clicked then clicked on 'view image', but so far nothing, your help would be appreciated.

Paul

[Si1964]

Paul

Welcome to the forum, you're never to late to add to a thread. I am not techno so I am a bit unsure what the issue is. I take it was it just the photos on this thread or all the threads you have looked at since joining?

If this problem contiunes ask for help on the test/technical forum and I am sure someone will be able to sort the problem out.

Have you joined as a paying member? Besides the best $25 you'll spend it enables you to post pic's, as I am sure that several of us would like to see your medals.

[leigh kitchen]

............Wm Ellis 1th Hussars (possibly for sale, haven't quite made my mind up)............ Paul

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Ah, I know next to nothing about these things & doubt I'd ever be able to afford them, but please keep us updated on these medals as you never know.

William Ellis of Myrtle Cottage, Hale, Farnham - do you have a photo of him? I would imagine that you have.

Do you have a photo of Thomas King, other than the group photo that appeared in The Boys Own paper, November 1890?

[Paul Scott]

Simon, images are now there, maybe I was a little hasty in expecting too much too soon.

Liegh, I have "ALL" relevant research on my charger's.

Interested parties in the research of Light Brigade will surely recognise the name of James (Jim) Boys, 'THE' most eminent authority on the LB in the Crimea ever.
Jim was a good friend of mine, his interest mirroring in mine inasmuch that although he (and myself) owned medals the real interest was in the men themselves. His encouragement and support in my true interest is sadly missed.

Jims archive is legendery and since his passing it has now gone to his son.
Although Jim was a very private man, in his own words to me "everything I have ever done has been for my own interest" ; his son has plans to publish his fathers work as a testement to 50 odd years of dedicated research.
Just when this will happen I dont know, I expect it will be expensive, but a truly monumental work and well worth any amount for LB enthusiasts.

Interested parties should be aware of the Crimean War Research Society, a brilliant scource of research for Crimea nuts.

Regards and thanks

Paul

[Si1964]

Paul,

can't see the images?? Anyway, you will have to keep us abreast of that future publication... have you a website address for the society?

Thanks

[Paul Scott]

Simon,
Yes I can now get pics on all forums, thanks.

There is is no one more eager than me to see Jims work in print and I will update the forum as things progress. I once, for a day, had the privelige to view his collection and archive when I visited his home in London, many, many original manuscrits and documents relating to the LB, research on every Light cavalry soldier, nco and officer that ever set foot in the Crimea from the onset of the war to the end. Over 3000 photographs of graves, monuments, individuals, medals etc and much, much more, unbelievable amount of material.
I thought I was pretty good at research till I saw Jim's file's, I was gobsmacked!

CWRS can be found at www.crimeanwar.org

This is a purely jnformative site as to the societies aims and how to join.
For a small membership fee one gets access to all the societies ameneties and private publications plus four volumes per year of the societies journal.

I must now say that after something like 10 or 12 years the articles in the journal are very specific and would probably only appeal to specialist Crimea buffs, in the early days they had much a more 'general ' theme on the war and therefore of more interest to the casual observer of the war, however that war was of relatively short duration and the general outline of it has been reported many times.
On the upside all back issues (most interesting) of the journal are available at reduced prices.

Paul