Can anyone tell me if this soldier was from Birmingham please ?
Viv.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Viv.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
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Birmingham soldiers of the Crimean War & Indian Mutiny
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Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
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Thank you. Very much a part of Birmingham life. Presumably he was born in Birmingham ? Viv.
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from Bham
John Smith Parkinson was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
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Survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade. Private in the 11th Hussars. Promoted to Corporal in 1859 and Sergeant in 1861. Worked for the Police as a Sergeant in Birmingham. A well remembered survivor of the Charge for carrying the flag during reunions with fellow survivors. John Smith...
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Spent many years in Birmingham, he was born in Grantham , his wife in Bristol.
1871 in Hicks st, Aston, a police officer
1881 Ladywood police officer
1891 Heath st,Kings norton Police sergeant
1901 Blackford Rd, Yardley, retired police officer
1911 32 Pargeter road, Bearwood the home of his Son in law George Dalton Dauncey and his wife Annie nee Parkinson.
1871 in Hicks st, Aston, a police officer
1881 Ladywood police officer
1891 Heath st,Kings norton Police sergeant
1901 Blackford Rd, Yardley, retired police officer
1911 32 Pargeter road, Bearwood the home of his Son in law George Dalton Dauncey and his wife Annie nee Parkinson.
Another Crimea veteran. I wondered if he was a relation of the Birmingham Boot family (builders etc). Viv.
Source; British Newspaper Archive
Source; British Newspaper Archive
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
Perhaps the title to the thread should include the Indian Mutiny. Edit, title amended.
Both of the above gentlemen saw action in the Crimea and the Indian Mutiny. They were members of the Birmingham Military Veteran’s Ass. The campaigns are often mentioned together, and a section set up for them around 1894. In 1914 there were 47 of Birmingham, and 70 in 1911.
Birmingham Daily Post of August 1894 shows that many were being neglected.
Both of the above gentlemen saw action in the Crimea and the Indian Mutiny. They were members of the Birmingham Military Veteran’s Ass. The campaigns are often mentioned together, and a section set up for them around 1894. In 1914 there were 47 of Birmingham, and 70 in 1911.
Birmingham Daily Post of August 1894 shows that many were being neglected.
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Agree Pedro. The Association looks to have had links with Chelsea Hospital. Viv.
Often there was a sad end for those who served, like for this soldier Knighton. This must have been fairly typical if no pension was awarded. Presumably he died in a Birmingham workhouse if it was a Birmingham Coroner. Viv.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Source: British Newspaper Archive
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And even if a veteran had a pension it could be meagre like John Selley’s 8 pence a day.
Viv.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Viv.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
The helmets are very similar to the German Pickelhaube helmet. Just been reading that the purpose of the spike was to turn a sword blade flat so the blade struck the head with the flat side. The things you learn from photos.
The helmets also remind me of police helmets, used for greater protection.
The helmets also remind me of police helmets, used for greater protection.
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
A few interesting notes…
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment (then the 6th Regiment of Foot), saw service at battles like Alma, Inkerman, and Sevastopol.
The 11th Hussars, associated with the famous Charge of the Light Brigade, recruited from across the Midlands, including Birmingham.
The Crimean war gave rise to the Victoria Cross (introduced in 1856). Birmingham silversmiths helped produce some of the earliest medals.
The Birmingham Small Arms Trade (BSA) and dozens of smaller workshops in the Gun Quarter supplied muskets, rifles, and pistols to the British Army. Used in the Crimea and The Indian Mutiny. The controversy over the rifle’s greased cartridges (rumoured to contain cow and pig fat, offensive to Hindu and Muslim soldiers) was one of the sparks of the rebellion — so Birmingham-made weapons were directly entangled in the outbreak.
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment (then the 6th Regiment of Foot), saw service at battles like Alma, Inkerman, and Sevastopol.
The 11th Hussars, associated with the famous Charge of the Light Brigade, recruited from across the Midlands, including Birmingham.
The Crimean war gave rise to the Victoria Cross (introduced in 1856). Birmingham silversmiths helped produce some of the earliest medals.
The Birmingham Small Arms Trade (BSA) and dozens of smaller workshops in the Gun Quarter supplied muskets, rifles, and pistols to the British Army. Used in the Crimea and The Indian Mutiny. The controversy over the rifle’s greased cartridges (rumoured to contain cow and pig fat, offensive to Hindu and Muslim soldiers) was one of the sparks of the rebellion — so Birmingham-made weapons were directly entangled in the outbreak.
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