In Command of the 13th Light Dragoons at The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava and was killed in the engagement.
A report of the time reads
" Capt Oldham fell and was last seen wounded and bleeding with his sword in one hand and a pistol in the other. As a matter of fact he was the first man to get among the guns "
Awarded Crimea Medal and Clasp
Prior to Balaclava he had led a 15 man party near the Tchernaya River. Oldham was taken Prisoner by the Russians but soon released.
A report of the time reads
" Capt Oldham fell and was last seen wounded and bleeding with his sword in one hand and a pistol in the other. As a matter of fact he was the first man to get among the guns "
Awarded Crimea Medal and Clasp
Prior to Balaclava he had led a 15 man party near the Tchernaya River. Oldham was taken Prisoner by the Russians but soon released.
In Command of the 13th Light Dragoons at The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava and was killed in the engagement.
A report of the time reads
" Capt Oldham fell and was last seen wounded and bleeding with his sword in one hand and a pistol in the other. As a matter of fact he was the first man to get among the guns "
Awarded Crimea Medal and Clasp
Prior to Balaclava he had led a 15 man party near the Tchernaya River. Oldham was taken Prisoner by the Russians but soon released.
A report of the time reads
" Capt Oldham fell and was last seen wounded and bleeding with his sword in one hand and a pistol in the other. As a matter of fact he was the first man to get among the guns "
Awarded Crimea Medal and Clasp
Prior to Balaclava he had led a 15 man party near the Tchernaya River. Oldham was taken Prisoner by the Russians but soon released.
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