"List of survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava, 25th October, 1854, in receipt of allowances from the Light Brigade (Balaclava) Relief Fund under the administration of the Royal Commission of the Patriotic Fund", dated 6th February 1897, signed by Colonel J.S. Young, Secretary Royal Commission of the Patriotic Fund.
From an article in Spy Magazine [date?] about John Richardson of the 11th Hussars [PB: presumably 1567 John Richardson, 11th Hussars].
LIST OF SURVIVORS of the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava, 25th October, 1854, in receipt of allowances from the Light Brigade (Balaclava) Relief Fund under the administration of the Royal Commission of the Patriotic Fund.
LIST OF KNOWN SURVIVORS.
Alexander, Joseph 17th Lancers and 1st Dragoons
Allwood, Job 13th Dragoons
Briggs, Robert 11th Hussars
Cork, Charles 11th Hussars and 7th Hussars
Cullen, William 11th Hussars
Davis, Richard 11th Hussars
Dumayne, William 13th Dragoons
Edden, John 4th Dragoons
Gibson, George 13th Dragoons
Goman, James 17th Lancers
Grantham, David 11th Hussars
Holland, Matthew 8th Hussars
Hurst, Thomas 8th Hussars
Marsh, Peter 17th Lancers
Mayhew, James 13th Dragoons
Newman, Charles 11th Hussars
Nichol, Robert 8th Hussars
Palframan, Richard 8th Hussars and 2nd Dragoons
Pearson, William 17th Lancers
Pearson, William 4th Dragoons
Truman, Edward 17th Lancers
Warr, Thomas 11th Hussars
Witsden, Henry 4th Dragoons
Wright, Thomas 17th Lancers
COLONEL J. S. YOUNG,
6th February, 1897. Secretary Royal Commission of the Patriotic Fund.
ROYAL COMMISSION OF THE PATRIOTIC FUND, 53 Charing Cross, London. S.W.
Sir,
I am in receipt your letter and of a communication from the War Office, referring to an application made by you to that office for certain information respecting the survivors of the Light Brigade who took part in the Balaclava Charge, 25th October, 1854.
It is not in my power to give all the information you ask for. But, such information as I have, I am very pleased to give you, in the shape of the accompanying list of:
1 - Survivors now in receipt of allowances from the Light Brigade (Balaclava) Relief Fund administered by this Commission.
2. - Survivors, so far as known to this office, who have died since the transfer to this Commission in February, 1892, of the balance (about (£3,000) of the Fund (£6,754) raised in 1890, by a Committee of Peers, Members of Parliament, Military Officers, and others.
[PB: Where can this second list (of Charge survivors now dead) be found? The article naturally enough only publishes the list of surviving survivors, 1, above.]
I may add that this balance of the Fund raised in 1890, now, only amounts to £2,600 and is constantly diminishing, also that the accounts of the Fund have been since 1892, and are, included in the Reports of this Commission to Her Majesty the Queen, which are presented to Parliament, and can, therefore, be obtained as Parliamentary papers in the usual way.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant
(COLONEL) J.S. YOUNG [sic?]