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1340, Private Charles ALLURED – 11th Hussars

Birth & early life

Born at Norwich.

1841 Census

Duke William Yard, Broad Street, Redenall with Harleston, near Norwich.

Charles Allured, 40, Tailor.

Sarah, 40, wife.

Seven children shown: Maria 20, Charles 15, Ellen 14, Robert 11, Elizabeth 8, Albert 4, Walter 1.

Enlistment

Enlisted at Norwich on the 1st of March 1851.

Age: 20.

Height: 5' 8".

Trade: Labourer.

Service

Killed in action at Balaclava.

In an interview given to the Leamington Courier on the 26th of June 1897, Seth Bond of the 11th recalled:

"A man named Allerad [sic], who was riding on my left, fell from his horse like a stone. I looked back and saw the poor fellow lying on his back, his right temple being cut away, and his brain lying partly on the ground."

Next of kin: Father, Thomas Allured, living in Harlestone, near Norwich.

Medals

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava and Sebastopol.

Commemorations

Death & burial

Killed in action at Balaclava.

References & acknowledgements

Census information for 1841 kindly provided by Chris Poole.


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