NAM.2001-01-680-1

Transcript of the diary of Lt Arthur William Godfrey, 1st Bn The Rifle Brigade, kept while serving in the Crimean War (1854-1856), 12 July to 16 November 1854. Includes details of: Malta; the ship; Orinoco; the Battles of Alma; Balaklava; Inkerman and the Siege of Sevastopol, 1854. Godfrey died of Cholera on the 27 Nov 1854. With biographical notes, some of which refer to his earlier service in the 8th Cape Frontier War in 1852.

8th Cape Frontier War (1850-1853)

Alma, Battle of the, 1854 (Crimean War 1854-1856), Balaklava, Battle of, 1854 (Crimean War, Inkerman, Battle of, 1854 (Crimean War 1854-1856), Sevastopol, Siege of, 1854-55 (Crimean War 1854-1856)