CAMPAIGN GROUPS and PAIRS
On his leaving the 11th Hussars he was appointed Drill-Instructor of the Wiltshire Yeomanry and having held that appointment for twelve years, retired into civil life, with a record of 37 years under the colours. He took up his abode at York and died after a lingering illness at his residence, No.2 St. John's Crescent, Penley's Grove Street, in the 74th year of his age. He leaves four sons and three daughters. The obsequies took place on Thursday morning with every manifestation of respect, and with full military honours. The band and a full squadron of the 10th Hussars under the command of Captain B. B. Hervey, met the cortege at the deceased's residence and escorted it through the city direct to the cemetery. The coffin, of plain oak, rested on the gun-carriage drawn by powerful black steeds in funeral trappings. The Union Jack over spread the bier and a black velvet pall was laid on the colours. The band headed the funeral procession, playing Chopin's "Funeral March”; after which came the coffin itself, flanked by six corporals who acted as bearers. The relatives and friends came next, followed by fourteen sergeants and sergeant-majors who composed the mourning party and wore black sashes, the firing party and a number of men from the 10th bringing up the rear. The streets en-route to the cemetery were lined with spectators, whilst a considerable number had gathered at the graveside. The service was conducted by the Revd. F.C. Sandford, rector of St. Maurice and the funeral arrangements conducted by Mr. D. T. L. Fletcher. Amongst those who assembled to pay a last respect to their "old-comrade-in-arms" were Mr. Duckitt, who served in the 11th Hussars, Mr. John Hogan (8th Hussars) and Mr. William Pearson, who were with the deceased in the famous charge; Inspector Duke and Sgt. Major Wintersgill, who were with the 1st Royal Dragoons in the Crimea; Mr. Smith, 5th Dragoon Guards, Sgt. Major Dalby, 16th Lancers, Sgt. Major Whittaker, 5th Lancers and Sgts. Smith, Roberts, Yeomans and Leonard, all veteran Infantry men ... ’
A silver tea service which was presented to him by his comrades in the 11th Hussars - on the occasion that he took up his new appointment as a Drill Instructor in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry in July 1860 - is held by the Museum of the Royal Hussars.
Note: The dashing Alexander Dunn - Canada’s first V.C. - clearly caught the eye of his Colonel’s wife, for on resigning his commission in the 11th Hussars after the Crimean War, he returned to his estates in Canada with Mrs. Rosa Maria Douglas, the wife of Colonel John Douglas; the latter refused to divorce his philandering wife and she became Dunn’s mistress for many years.
Having helped raise the 100th Regiment in Canada in 1858, Dunn purchased its Lieutenant-Colonelcy for £10,000, but - on account of a serious gambling habit - exchanged into the 33rd (The Duke of Wellington’s) Regiment in December 1864. He took the 33rd to Abyssinia in 1867, where he died in mysterious circumstances - some say as a result of a hunting accident, others of murder. Certainly his relationship with his mistress, Mrs. Rosa Douglas, appears to have soured for, on departing for Abyssinia, he changed his Will, his sister becoming the main beneficiary in Rosa’s stead. Rosa contested the second Will and won a small fortune but she died in obscurity after re-marrying on Colonel Douglas’s death in 1871.
Thomas Bentley was born in Norwich in 1850 and enlisted in the 3rd Foot at Reading in February 1872, aged 23 years. He joined the 1st Battalion in India in March 1873 and was actively employed in the Perak operations of 1875-76 (Medal & clasp). In September 1878, he transferred to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Foot at Meerut, following which, in April 1881, he was embarked for England.
George Bentley was born in Canterbury in December 1839 and joined the Royal Navy in October 1866, when he stated his trade as that of a musician. Duly appointed a Bandsman, he served in H.M.S. Rattlesnake from July 1869 until March 1874, including active employment during the Ashantee operations of 1873-74 (Medal). He was discharged ashore in the latter year, when his conduct was described as ‘very good’.
Frederick Bentley transferred from the 1st Company to the 15th Company of the Commissariat and Transport Corps on 1 August 1882 and was embarked for Egypt on the following day. He was subsequently present at Tel-el-Kebir (Medal & clasp; Khedive’s Star).
Sold with original copies of the The Dorset County Chronicle / Somersetshire Gazette, 16 November 1854 and The Illustrated London News, 11 November 1854, with a feature on Sebastopol, together with a quantity of copied research.
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Pair: Private J. Pearce, Grenadier Guards, who was wounded at Alma, 20 September 1854
CRIMEA 1854-56, 2 clasps, Alma, Sebastopol (5888 ... Pearce 3rd Battn. G.R.) regimentally impressed naming, suspension claw loose; TURKISH CRIMEA 1855, Sardinian issue (5888 Pte J Pearce 3rd Battn Grenr Guards) contemporarily engraved naming, plugged with Mutiny style suspension, contact marks, good fine or better (2)
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Joseph Pearce (listed as ‘James’ on the published transcription of the casualty roll) was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and attested for the Grenadier Guards at Reading, in April 1850. He served with the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards during the Crimea Campaign, and was wounded at Alma, 20 September 1854. He was discharged 12 April 1860, having served 10 years and 10 days with the Colours. He died at 14 St. Mary Street, High Wycombe, 19 June 1908.
Sold with the following original documentation all relating to the recipient’s pension and his deteriorating health: letter to recipient from Royal Hospital Chelsea, dated 14 May 1895; letter from Major C. H. Lobb, Recruiting Officer, Bucks Division to Officer Commanding Grenadier Guards, dated 12 December 1903; letter to Officer Commanding Grenadier Guards from the Royal Hospital Chelsea, dated 31 March 1904; letter from Officer Commanding Grenadier Guards to the Honorary Secretary, Veterans’ Relief Fund, dated 13 April 1908; two personal letters from General Sir George Higginson on ‘Gyldernscroft, Marlow, Bucks.’ letter headed paper, dated 19 May 1908 and 13 May 1908 respectively; two letters written by recipient’s son on his behalf, undated, one addressed from ‘14 St. Marys Street, High Wycombe, Bucks.’
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