Comments by "alec cap" (@aleccap5946) on "Revealed! The Bitter Siege of Lucknow in India 1857" video.

  1. My great great grandfather was actually there, he and several others recieved the Lucknow medal, his name was Walter Slater and signed up with the Staffordshire 1st of foot
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  2.  @TheHistoryChap  Like many of the time, Walter enlisted with a fake name, choosing his wife's name of Hiorns and not Slater that was later changed back, unlike in the films, he saw 3 court Marshall reviews due to fighting, not doing what he was told, and gambling which was normally settled with a fine or reduction in pay. What is very interesting is his wife and their children born in India, as you know within 9 months of where the army, or his regiment was as the wives were allowed to follow
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