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Month
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Day
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Event
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Source of information
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Notes
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January
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February
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22
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Lane Fox's battalion leaves London after review by Prince Albert, Lord Hardinge and Duke of Cambridge from St George's Barracks via Waterloo Station to Southampton
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Chapman, 1981: Chapter 1
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March
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5
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Lane Fox arrives in Malta to provide rifle training
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Thompson, 1977: 122; Chapman, 1981: Chapter 1
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April
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12, 14 or 15
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Lane Fox's 27th birthday
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See 1827 for uncertainty about exact date
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April
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22
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Lane Fox embarks for Crimea on Golden Fleece
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Thompson, 1977: 122, Chapman, 1981: 53; Hamilton, F.W. 1874. The Origin and History of the First or Grenadier Guards (Volume III). London: John Murray. p. 166
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Thanks to Dan Hicks for pointing out the last ref
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May
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No days
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Lane Fox joins division in Turkey
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Chapman, 1981: Chapter 1
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June
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No day
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Lane Fox appointed Quartermaster to 2nd division
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Thompson, 1977: 122
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But see on
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June
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14
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Lane Fox arrives Varna
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Thompson, 1977: 122
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June
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19
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Lane Fox and second division arrives Varna, Bulgaria
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Chapman, 1981: 53
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Possible that this is same event as Thompson above and one is wrong about date?
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July
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August
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[Summer]
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Lane Fox in Bulgaria
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Chapman, 1981: 184
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September
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No days
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Lane Fox offered post of Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General to 2nd Division
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Hamilton, F.W. 1874. The Origin and History of the First or Grenadier Guards (Volume III). London: John Murray. p.181
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Thanks to Dan Hicks for pointing out the last ref
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September
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4
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Lane Fox embarks on boat City of London
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Thompson, 1977: 122; The Manchester Guardian 23 September 1854
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September
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14
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Lane Fox at Old Fort, north of Sebastopol
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Thompson, 1977: 122
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September
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15
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Lane Fox mentioned in letters re 'the war in the East'
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The Times 15 September 1854; 5, 11 October 1854
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September
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20
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Battle of Alma
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Thompson, 1977: 23, 122, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alma
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Only active battlefield that Lane Fox served on
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October
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10
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Lane Fox mentioned in dispatches following Balaklava
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London Gazette (21608: 3059)
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October
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15
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Medical examination finds Lane Fox unfit for service, leaves Crimea for London
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Thompson, 1977: 122; Chapman, 1981: Chapter 1; I.E.A. Dolby (ed.) 1866. The Journal of the Household Brigade for the year 1866. London: W. Clowes and Sons. p. 35
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November
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8 or 9
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Lane Fox arrives London. According to Chapman, Lane Fox was convalescent until spring 1855
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Thompson, 1977: 26, 122; Chapman, 1981: 59
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December
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12
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Lane Fox promoted Brevet Major for distinguished service in the field
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Thompson, 1977: 122; Gray, 1905: x; London Gazette (21640: 4052)
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No month
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No days
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Lane Fox revises rifle instructions published
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Bowden, 1991: 15
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