There was originally no information about this man in the EJBA.
When he started researching the field, Jim Boys included only those men he knew from records had actually arrived in the Crimea and were entitled to the Crimea Medal. He later accepted that this was too restrictive, but was unable to add all the men who embarked for but did not reach the Crimea. Many, for example, died en route at Varna, Bulgaria, where epidemic diseases such as cholera were rife in the camps. Others arrived too late to qualify.
The current editors are intending to include these men, and will be adding information as soon as possible.
Further information: Lawrence Crider,In Search of the Light Brigade, 3rd edition, p. 123; Wendy Leahy,http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/4ths/whitmore1.html.
CHARLES WHITMORE
BORN: c1833
AT: Woolwich
OCCUPATION: Shoemaker
REGIMENT NO: 1795
ENLISTED: 15 01 1855 London aged 22 years
HEIGHT AT ENLISTMENT: 5' 5 and a half"
RANK: 1855-1856: Private
EMBARKATIONS: 03 09 1855 England
DISEMBARKATIONS: 03 09 1855 [Crimea]
TRANSFERRED TO: Military train 01 11 1856
TNA SOURCES: WO/12/659-661
[Source: Wendy Leahy,http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/4ths/dragoonwy/whitmore1.html (accessed 21.3.2014). The editors are very grateful to her for allowing us to reproduce the information she has collected.]