George Partington
George Partington fought in
the Crimean war when he was 17.George absconded from college to
enlist in the army and rode in the Heavy Brigade, which was the
cavalry that followed the Light Brigade into the valley of
death. In 1854 he was seriously wounded by a Cossack but was
nursed by the 'lady of the lamp' Florence Nightingale, recovered
from his wounds and retired to Sheffield.
Ironically, he survived the Battles of Balaclava and Inkerman and
the siege of Sebastopol but died after being thrown from his horse
and trap! George Partington was given a military funeral as a mark
of respect.
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