"The Charge of the Light Brigade"

I am not a local person although my mother was from Cypress Rd and father from Barratt Rd Southport.
This thread concerns a local hero of Ormskirk Sergeant Major Nunnerley b 1831 d 1905 and my Father in law Thomas Hough b 1895 d 1985. also of Ormskirk.
I am showing a couple of pictures of both of them.

1- This picture is of the Sergeant Major in the latter years of his life with my father in law as a young lad on a pony dressed in a very smart uniform of the 17th lancers.
2- Another picture of Father in law.
3- And finally father in law displaying his medals. I can only presume that the Staff Sergeant loaned him these medals as they are the ones on display at the regiments museum.

ps. I'm afraid I shall have to re-size my pictures.

Robert Hanley.

Fingers crossed, let's see how this goes!

"SUCCESS"

Here is a little bit more about the Gentleman.

DOB is actually date of Christening at Warrington Parish Church. Gravestone is at Ormskirk Parish Church and reads " In Loving Memory of James Ikin Nunnerley. Late 17th Lancers and one of the Six Hundred who died November 22nd 1905 aged 74 year. Nobly the fought and well" (death or glory skull and cross bones on gravestone. Portrayed in "Balaclava" painting by Lady Butler (presently in Manchester City Art Gallery. He is shown cradling the mortally wounded Trumpeter William Britton. His uniform and medals are in the 17th Lancers museum at Grantham.

James Ikin Nunnerley was born the 7th son of Richard and Mary [nee Ikin], in Warrington Cheshire. He was christened at Warrington Parish Church on 22nd May 1843. His father, Richard, was christened in Whitchurch on 2nd July 1790 and died 11th June 1870, he is buried at St Thomas's Church Stockton Heath. His mother Mary was daughter of William Ikin of Nantwich, she died 28th June 1843 and is buried at Warrington Parish Church.

James Ikin Nunnerley attended the Duke of Wellingtons funeral as a corporal.

During the Crimean war he never missed a days service and was present during the whole of the engagements. He received the Crimean medal with 4 clasps, the Turkish Medal and the French War medal with Diploma. These can be seen at the 17th/21st Lancers Museum at Belvoir Castle, Grantham.


Bob.