Swansea and Chiswick Cemetery connections
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| John Kelly |
His military record shows that John Kelly, served during the
South African War, 1899-1902, after joining up February 1893. John was then serving as permanent staff with
the Glamorgan Artillery Militia.
The Glamorgan artillery Militia was part-time reserve unit,
of the Royal Artillery, and being based in Swansea from 1854 to 1909.
September 1854, the battalion first appeared The Army
List, but it was not until that December that three batteries and
commanding officer was appointed. The officer
was Lieutenant-Colonel Evan Morgan. Morgan
had seen service during the Peninsular War.
It was not until 1855, that the unit was then titled the Royal Garrison
Artillery Militia. They were employed in
defending the coast of Glamorgan. The unit
did not see any action during the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny.
After Lieutenant Colonel Morgan retirement, Captain James
Simpson Ballard was appointed as commandant.
After the Boer War, the future of the Militia was called
into question, and it was under the Haldane Reforms, 1908 that the Militia was
replaced by the Special Reserves.
John Kelly was the nephew of Trumpeter Joy.
Trumpeter Joy was Henry Joy.
Born 1819, Ripon, Yorkshire. Was the
son of James Joy. James was a private in
the 1st Life Guards and served during the Peninsular War and at the
Battle of Waterloo, 1815. Henry aged 6,
first the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, then aged 14, Henry enlisted with the
17th Light Dragoons (Lancers) as a musician, and then by 1838 became
a trumpeter.
It was during the Crimean War, Henry was staff trumpeter to General George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl Lucan. Henry famously sounded the memorable charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava, 25th October 1854.
During the battle, which lasted only 20 minutes, Henry had
two horses shot from underneath him, finishing the battle on a Russian
horse. He was also wounded in the heel.
Henry also saw action in three other battles. Henry was promoted to trumpet-major in 1847
and was in charge of the band at the Duke of Wellington’s funeral, 1852.
Henry having not been a commissioned office was highly
awarded with the Distinguished Conduct Medal, Crimean War Medal, Long Service
and Good Conduct Medal and Turkish Crimean War Medal.
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| Henry Joy's grave Old Chiswick Cemetery |
1893, Henry died and was buried at Old Chiswick Cemetery.
Old Chiswick Cemetery, is the final resting place of
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| Lady Mary Belasyse |
Mary who herself became countess died 1713
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| Philip James de Loutherborg |
Remaining in England for the remainder of his life, Philip, became an important figure in the evolution of British landscape painting. He is best remembered for the scenery in David Garrick’s theatre, Drury Lane. His last major work for Threate Royal, Covent Gardens was the scenery for the pantomime “Omai, or, a Trip Around the World”, based on Cook’s voyages.
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| Great Fire of London Philip James de Loutherborg |
Philip also pained the “Great Fire of London”.
Philip died 1812.
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| Ugo Foscolo |
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| Frederick Hitch VC |
Frederick Hitch. Born 1856, London. Soldier and was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Zulu War during the action of Rorke’s Drift, 22nd January 1879.
Frederick died 1913.
David Kernan played Frederick in the 1964 film “Zulu”
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| William Hogarth |
William Hogarth. Born 1697, London. Hogarth is best remembered as a leading English satirical painter.
William died 1764.
Charles Holland. Born
1733, London. Charles was an actor, who
distinguished himself in roles of Richard III and Hamlet. He was a friend of David Garrick.
Charles died 1769 aged 36 from the results of smallpox.
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| Harold Hume Piffard |
Harold Hume Piffard. Born 1867, London. Harold who was best remembered as being an English painter, having been very prolific during 1895 to 1899. Harold who worked with both oils and watercolours, his subjects include Battlefields with soldiers, portraits of historical figures, and still life. His well-known works include “Second Siege of the Spanish City of Zaragoza”, 1809.
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| The Signing of the Armistice, November 11, 1918 Harold Hume Piffard |
His most valuable piece of art is “The Signing of the Armistice, November 11, 1918”
Harold who started out as an illustrator contributing to the
periodicals “The Strand Magazine”, “The Illustrated London News”
and “The Pictorial Magazine”. Harold also illustrated hundreds of books.
Harold also had an interest in aviation. 1907, he made a model aircraft, for which he received
a prize at Olympia, 1909. Later in that
year, he was successful in his bi-plane getting airborne in a distance of 100
yards. The following year, 1910, he was somewhat
successful in his second flight with his plane “Hummingbird”. After this flight Harold did not carry on.
Harold died 1938.
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| Susan Shaw |
Susan Shaw. Born 1929, London. Susan who became an actress, whp performed in a variety of films, including “London Belongs to Me”, “The Woman in Question”, and “Wide Boy”. Susan married Albert Lieven, and after his death 1971, Susan was never the same.
Susan died 1978, after fighting a drinking problem.
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| James McNeill Whistler |
James McNeill Whistler. Born 1834, Massachusetts, USA. James who became an artist is best remembered for his piece “Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1”. After a period in the American military, James arrived in Paris, 1855, where he had the intention of becoming an artist.
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| Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1 James McNeill Whistler |
Whilst in Paris, James became part of the “Paris Gang”, a gang of English painters.
James died 1903.
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