During the Crimean War (1854-1856) Second Lieutenant W T Markham (1830-1886), 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, fought at the Battle of the Alma, the Siege of Sevastopol and with the expedition to Kertch. He also served as an aide-de-camp to General Sir George Brown, commander of the Light Division. The photo opposite shows him seated on the right hand side. In later life Markham was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Leeds Rifle Militia.