What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: Here resided Trooper William Pearson 4th Light Dragoons Born 1828 - died 1903 charged with the Light Brigade at Balaklava 1854 Recorded plaque organisation: Royal British Legion (Penrith & District Branch).
William Pearson was a trooper in the 4th Light Dragoons who participated in the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava in 1854; his involvement in one of the most famous cavalry charges in history makes him a notable figure from the Crimean War.
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