4015 Cpl. Shoeing Smith A. Kelland. Defence of Mafeking, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa1901. Killed near Tarkastad, 17 September 1901.

4128 Cpl. Shoeing Smith A Robertson,Defence of Mafeking, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Served with Protectorate Regiment at Mafeking.

4361 Shoeing Smith R. Robinson. Defence of Mafeking, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Served with Protectorate Regiment at Mafeking. Died of Disease at East London 2nd January 1901

17th Lancers

   On the 19th October 1858, at Sindwaho, during the Indian Mutiny, Lieutenant Wood was in command of a troop of the 3rd Light Cavalry. He attacked almost single-handed, a body of mutineers who were making a stand and routed them completely.
   A short time afterwards, near Sindhora, a Patel, named Chemmum Singh, had been seized by the enemy. Hearing that they intended to hang the wretched man for his loyalty to us, Lieutenant Wood took about twelve men and started in pursuit. After a ride of some miles they came upon the mutineers, about seventy in number encamped and asleep. Taking two men he crept up to them, fired a volley, dashed among them, and rescued the man.

On the October 25, 1854, after the charge at the battle of Balaklava, when Farrell's horse was shot under him, Captain Webb was severely wounded. Farrell and Berryman (V.C.) carried the officer as far as the pain of his wounds would allow, and, when a stretcher was obtained, he assisted Berryman and a Private of the 13th Dragoons (Malone, V.C.) to carry him from the field. Farrell died at Secunderabad, India, on August 4, 1865.

On the October 26, 1854, after the battle of Balaklava, Sergeant-Major Wooden went (with Dr. Mouat, V.C.) to the assistance of Lieut.-Colonel Morris, C.B., and rescued him when lying exposed to a very heavy fire, thereby saving his life.

 Berryman was one of the many heroes who fought right through the Crimean War. He was " mentioned " for Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, and MacKenzie's Farm, and at the last place captured three Russian soldiers close up to their own guns. On 25 October 1854 at Balaclava, Crimea,  Troop Sergeant-Major Berryman, whose horse had been shot under him, stopped on the field with a wounded officer amidst a storm of shot and shell. Two sergeants (John Farrell and Joseph Malone) came to his assistance and between them they carried the wounded officer out of range of the guns. Born on July 28, 1825, he died on June 27, 1896. (V.C. LG. 24/2/1857)

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