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Major Thomas George Johnson

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Major Thomas George Johnson

Birth
Death
24 May 1908 (aged 83–84)
Burial
Scarborough, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England Add to Map
Plot
52 South Terrace Alcove
Memorial ID
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Rode in the 13th Light Dragoons at Charge of Light Brigade Balaclava Crimea as Sergeant on Oct 25th 1854 Horse Severley Wounded
Promoted Regimental Sergeant Major Nov 5th 1854
Present at the Battle of Inkerman Nov 5th 1854
Commissioned as Cornet Nov 27th 1857
Lieutenant & Adjutant May 30th 1860
Captain & Instructer of Musketry May 9th 1866
Retired Nov 10th 1869

Medals Crimea Medal with Clasps for Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastapol, Turkish Medal, Legion of Honour (5th Class )

Mentioned in Kingslake's Crimean History

Attended Crimean Veterans Dinner in London 1879

Captain and Adjutant 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry in Halifax Nov 29th 1869

Retired as Manager Royal Hotel Scarborough
Lunch in 1881 at York House the Countess of Cardigan presented him with a painting of Lord Cardigan's Charger
Retired and died in Scarborough
Rode in the 13th Light Dragoons at Charge of Light Brigade Balaclava Crimea as Sergeant on Oct 25th 1854 Horse Severley Wounded
Promoted Regimental Sergeant Major Nov 5th 1854
Present at the Battle of Inkerman Nov 5th 1854
Commissioned as Cornet Nov 27th 1857
Lieutenant & Adjutant May 30th 1860
Captain & Instructer of Musketry May 9th 1866
Retired Nov 10th 1869

Medals Crimea Medal with Clasps for Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastapol, Turkish Medal, Legion of Honour (5th Class )

Mentioned in Kingslake's Crimean History

Attended Crimean Veterans Dinner in London 1879

Captain and Adjutant 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry in Halifax Nov 29th 1869

Retired as Manager Royal Hotel Scarborough
Lunch in 1881 at York House the Countess of Cardigan presented him with a painting of Lord Cardigan's Charger
Retired and died in Scarborough

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  • Created by: Mark Andrew
  • Added: Jan 2, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12846815/thomas_george-johnson: accessed ), memorial page for Major Thomas George Johnson (1824–24 May 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12846815, citing Dean Road and Manor Road Cemetery, Scarborough, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England; Maintained by Mark Andrew (contributor 46818298).