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1 April 2013

Volume 31 No.1 April 2013

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CONTENTS:

2 Mentioned in Despatches - the last from DAVID CLIFF

4 On the cover - Accidents will happen MAJOR JEFF BENNETT

4 MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURER KEITH GOODING

5 In memorium - Dr. Christopher Silver and Michael Springman MAJOR COLIN ROBINS OBE FRHISTS

7 A Memorable Year for the Light Brigade 1890. In 1978, Canon Lummis reflected that it was a pity twentyone years had elapsed before the first Balaklava Banquet took place in 1875 and further ‘...how many heroes of the Charge passed on to Valhalla unsung and unrecorded’. The press had observed at various times the Balaklava Officers’ Dinners and infrequent observations concerning the passing of a ‘Balaclava Hero’. However, 1890 appears to be an important year when more information came to the attention of the British Public... CHRISTOPHER J. POOLE

11 Raglan's Guns at the Alma...again. TONY MARGRAVE

15 The Enigmatic James Archdeacon PETER CONOLE AND DIANE OLDMAN

18 A Half Madman, A Massacre and a Misery - Captain Edwin Adolphus Cook's letter from the Crimea GLENN FISHER

25 Where did Roger Fenton Photograph the Duberlys? DR. DAVID JONES

32 Second Lieutenant Hugo Codrington carries Colour for Trooping MAJOR COLIN ROBINS OBE FRHISTS

33 Notes from Sevastopol CAPTAIN YURI KULIKOV

35 From the Arcives: the Russian Army at the Alma (Vol 5 No.4 January 1988) DAVID CLIFF with RODNEY ROBINSON

40 Book Reviews: Uniforms of the Russian Army during the Crimean War 1854-1856 by Lawrence Spring, and Wargaming the Crimean War by Stuart Asquith. MARK DAVIDSON

41 More on the Cathcart Painting - Further to my question posed in the April 2012 issue regarding the painting of Cathcart, herewith is, I believe, the answer. The attached engraving can be found in the London Illustrated Times Vol.4 April 25, 1857 p.261 & 262a. The text accompanying the engraving explains the provenance of the drawing, which appears to be from an actual model of the cemetery, once held by (Royal) United Service Institution Museum in the UK. FRANK GARIE

42 The Return of Lord Raglan Then and Now - slideshow presentation from the Bristol AGM GLENN FISHER

44 Letter from the Editor - on David Cliff's retirement as secretary. MATTHEW PIZZO

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1 January 2013

Volume 30 No.4 January 2013

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CONTENTS:

Charity Business

2 From the Editor MATTHEW J. PIZZO

2 From the Treasurer KEITH GOODING

3 Mentioned in Despatches - Secretary's Notes. DAVID CLIFF

Articles

5 James Henry Skene - from Confidant to Liar. STEPHEN W. BOYS SMITH CB MA (CANTAB & UBC)

23 Location of the 'British Hotel' at Spring Hill. DR. DAVID R. JONES

26 The Mary Seacole Funds of 1857 and 1867. DR. DOUGLAS J. AUSTIN

29 Doctor Dartnell's List. GLENN FISHER

42 The Highland Light Infantry (Famous Regiments of the Crimean War) MAJOR FRANK CLARK

43 The 62nd Regiment of Foot (Famous Regiments of the Crimean War) MAJOR FRANK CLARK

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1 October 2012

Volume 30 No.3 October 2012

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CONTENTS:

Society Business

2 From the Editor MATTHEW J. PIZZO

2 From the Treasurer KEITH GOODING

3 Mentioned in Despatches - Secretary's Notes DAVID CLIFF

Articles

6 Hail to the Chief - A tribute to our President The Marquess of Anglesey on his 90th Birthday MAJOR COLIN ROBINS OBE

7 Lord Anglesey's Visit to the Crimea THE MARQUESS OF ANGLESEY

8 Chesney Gold Medal Presentation - Prensentation by the RUSI of the medal for outstanding achievement in Military History to our President, The Marquess of Anglesey, for his eight volume work, "A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919". Reprinted from The War Correspondent, Vol.15, No.1, April 1997. MAJOR COLIN ROBINS OBE

10 More Light on the Upton Family Part 3 - continues the story of William Upton, son of the British builder of the Sevastopol docks, captured by the British in 1854. MICHAEL VANDEN BOSCH & ROGER BARTLETT

19 Sinope - a Turkish perspective. MIKE HINTON

22 T.H. Roberts versus William Bird? CHRISTOPHER J. POOLE

24 The Alma and the Shock of Battle GLENN FISHER

34 Where did Nolan Hand Raglan's 'Fourth Order' to Lucan? DR. DAVID R. JONES

40 Figurehead from Russian Steamer 'Maloditz' JOHN BEVAN

41 Member's Request about Corporal John Spurling, 63rd Foot MARK TALBOT

41 Crimean Veteran Grave Discovered - Private Daniel Meara COLONEL PETER KNOX OBE

42 Book Review: The Invasion of the Crimea &c., by William Kinglake, reprinted by Cambridge University Press MATTHEW J. PIZZO

43 Book Review: In Search of the Heavy Brigade by Lawrence Crider MAJOR COLIN ROBINS OBE

44 Accounting KEITH GOODING

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1 July 2012

Volume 30 No.2 July 2012

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CONTENTS:

SOCIETY BUSINESS

2 From the Editor MATTHEW PIZZO

2 From the Treasurer KEITH GOODING

3 Mentioned in Despatches - Secretary's Notes. DAVID CLIFF

5 On the Cover - 68th Light Infantry in the Crimea MAJOR JEFF BENNETT

ARTICLES

6 Turkish Uniforms - Period Uniforms of the Crimean Era: a review/commentary on C.A. Norman's 'Turkish Uniforms of the Crimean Era' CHRIS FLAHERTY

30 AGM Report DAVID CLIFF

32 AGM Weekend Report MIKE HINTON & GLENN FISHER

34 Book Review: 'The Luckless Tribe: The Golden Age of British War Reporters', by Brian Best. MAJOR COLIN ROBINS OBE

35 West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser; extracts. JOHN SLY

36 Would the Real Mary Seacole Please Stand Up and be Recognised? LYNN MCDONALD

38 E.R. Smythe's Painting - The Light Cavalry Charge at the Battle of Balaklava. PETER HARRINGTON

43 Crimean War General Orders - how they were researched and compiled for CD-ROM. TONY MARGRAVE

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Table of War Correspondent Availability & Prices

INDEX	From Vol. 1 (April 1983) to Vol. 31		Price per Issue	Price per Volume
Volumes 1 & 2	1983 & 1984/5	Only available together as a compilation. Volume 1 is 21 pages and Volume 2 is 72, making a total of 93.	n/a	print: £9.00 pdf download: £6.00
Vol. 3	1985/6	108pp in 4 issues, but it is only available as the complete volume.	n/a	print: £10.00 pdf d/load: £7.00
Vol. 4	1986/7	112pp in 4 issues, but it is only available as the complete volume.	n/a	print: £10.00 pdf d/load: £7.00
Vol. 5	1987/8	128pp in 4 issues, but it is only available as the complete volume.	n/a	print: £10.00 pdf d/load: £7.00
Vol. 7	1989/90	128pp in 4 issues. Only available as the complete volume.	n/a	print: £10.00 pdf d/load: £7.00
Vol. 8	1990/1	116pp in 4 issues. Only available as the complete volume.	n/a	print: £10.00 pdf d/load: £7.00
Vol. 9	1991/2	No.1 Apr 91 74pp No.2 Jul 91 30pp No.3 Oct 91 34pp No.4 Jan 92 28pp	£6.50¦5.50pdf £4.50¦3.50pdf £4.50¦3.50pdf £4.50¦3.50pdf	n/a
Vol. 10	1992/3	132pp in 4 issues	£3.00	£10.00
Vol. 11	1993/4	132pp in 4 issues	£3.00	£10.00
Vol. 12	1994/5	132pp in 4 issues	£3.00	£10.00
Vol. 13	1995/6	160pp in 4 issues	£3.50	£12.00
Vol. 14	1996/7	190pp in 4 issues	£3.50	£12.00
Vol. 15	1997/8	200pp in 4 issues	£3.50	£12.00
Vol. 16	1998/9	200pp in 4 issues	£3.50	£12.00
Vol. 17	1999/00	208pp in 4 issues	£3.75	£13.00
Vol. 18	2000/1	208pp in 4 issues	£3.75	£13.00
Vol. 19	2001/2	216pp in 4 issues	£3.75	£13.00
Vol. 20	2002/3	216pp in 4 issues	£3.75	£13.00
Vol. 21	2003/4	No.1 Std. No.2 Std. No.3 Std. No.4 Std.	£3.75¦3.50pdf £3.75¦3.50pdf £3.75¦3.50pdf £3.75¦3.50pdf	print: £14.00 pdf d/load: £9.00
Vol. 22	2004/5	No.1 Std. No.2 Std. No.3 Std. No.4 Std.	£3.75 £3.75 £3.75 £3.75	£14.00
Vol. 23	2005/6	No.1 Std. No.2 Std. No.3 Std. No.4 Std.	£3.75¦3.50pdf £3.75¦3.50pdf £3.75¦3.50pdf £3.75¦3.50pdf	print: £14.00 pdf d/load: £9.00
Vol. 24	2006/7	No.1 Std. No.2 Std. No.3 Std. No.4 Std.	£3.75¦3.50pdf £3.75¦3.50pdf £3.75¦3.50pdf £3.75¦3.50pdf	print: £14.00 pdf d/load: £9.00
Vol. 25	2007/8	No.1 Special No.2 Std. No.3 Std. No.4 Std.	£7.50¦6.50pdf £5.00¦4.75pdf £5.00¦4.75pdf £5.00¦4.75pdf	print: £19.50 pdf d/load: £13.00
Vol. 26	2008/9	No.1 Std. No.2 Special No.3 Std. No.4 Std.	£5.00¦4.75pdf £7.50¦6.50pdf £5.00¦4.75pdf £5.00¦4.75pdf	print: £19.50 pdf d/load: £13.00
Vol. 27	2009/10	No.1 Std. No.2 Std. No.3 Std. No.4 Std.	£5.00¦4.75pdf £5.00¦4.75pdf £5.00¦4.75pdf £5.00¦4.75pdf	print: £16.50 pdf d/load: £10.00
Vol. 28	2010/11	No.1 Std. No.2 Std. No.3 Std. No.4 Std.	£5.00 £5.00 £5.00¦4.75pdf £5.00¦4.75pdf
Vol. 29	2011/12	No.1 Std. No.2 Std. No.3 Std. No.4 Std.	£5.00 £5.00 £5.00 £5.00
Vol. 30	2012/13	No.1 Std. No.2 Std. No.3 Std. No.4 Std.	£5.00 £5.00¦4.75pdf £5.00 £5.00
Vol. 31	2013/14	No.1 Std. No.2 Std. No.3 Std. No.4 Std.	£5.00 £5.00 £5.00 £5.00

1983	David Cliff
1984-1994	Rod Robinson
1994-2005	Major Colin Robins
2005-2011	Lawrence W. Crider
2011-2014	Matthew J. Pizzo
2014-	Lawrence W. Crider

1 April 2013

Volume 31 No.1 April 2013

1 January 2013

Volume 30 No.4 January 2013

1 October 2012

Volume 30 No.3 October 2012

1 July 2012

Volume 30 No.2 July 2012