William Lummis: Difference between revisions

Lummis' first regiment, the [[11th Hussars]] rode in the [[Charge of the Light Brigade]] during the [[Crimean War]]. Whilst editing the regimental journal, Lummis met and interviewed many surviving members of the Charge.<ref name=Dutton/><ref name = "Times"/> (The last veteran of Balaklava died in 1927)<ref>[[Terry Brighton|Brighton, Terry]]; ''Hell Riders: The Truth About the Charge of the Light Brigade'', p. xxi. (2004: Viking) {{ISBN|978-0-670-91528-6}}</ref> Hearing about the 1875 reunion when over 2000 men claimed to have taken part, he set about preparing a roll of those who charged, soon fleshing the list out with biographies. Over his lifetime, this built into a major archive, acknowledged as a major source by [[Lawrence W. Crider]] for his book, ''In Search of the Light Brigade''.<ref>Crider, Lawrence W.; ''In Search of the Light Brigade''. (2004: Eurocommunica Publications) {{ISBN|978-1-898763-12-3}}</ref> Lummis was also the co-author, with Kenneth G. Wynn, of ''Honour the Light Brigade'', which was published when he was 83 years old.<ref name=harvey/>