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