133 men took part in the Dams Raid (19 crews each of 7 men).

Eight crews were lost (53 killed and 3 taken prisoner.
80 men survived the raid. Of these, 22 were killed serving in 617 Squadron later in the war and 10 more were killed while serving with other squadrons.
Only 48 men who took part in the raid survived the war.

Therefore...

53 initially killed
22 killed in 617 sqdn
10 in other squadrons

= 85 failed to survive the war?

Spot on Rob

Over to you...

I'll have a shot at this but I'm not sure about the last part!

The mutiny was finally triggered by the introduction of the Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifled Musket in 1856 with its attendant paper cartridges which by some lack of understanding were protected from the damp by a layer of lard grease, the lard being made from both pig and cow fat which both the Hindu and Muslim religions regarded as either sacred or unclean!
As the troops were trained to bite open the cartridge to load the enfield this meant defileing themselves which they refused to do triggering the mutiny.
The mutiny was settled either by the fall of the Fortress of Gwalior, this being the final stand of the mutinying (is that a word?) sepoys or by the replacement of the lard grease with an alternative vegetable fat which both religions would find acceptable.

In fact some of the regiments mutinied even after they were given non-greased cartridges or even allowed to make their own so there were many more 'political' causes bubbling up at the same time!

Robin

Damn! I KNEW there was a better, more grammatically correct way to put it! (I was just a couple of hours from my drill and fill at the dentist though, nerves!!)

Er, was it correct?

OK then.
This question is based on a conversation that I had with a person who had just moved back to the UK after living for many years in the country the answer comes from (so I obviously can't mention it here!! )

I already knew of the subject of the answer but he gave me some info I didn't know about, I have checked on the net and there appears to be enough evidence to confirm the story so here goes...

Throughout all the UK there is only one recorded instance of a dog being officially buried in a HUMAN cemetery (there may well be many unofficial ones but this one was regarded as the only legal burial)
This dog was a hero of one particular battle involving British troops and may well have played a deciding role in it according to the survivors of the battle at the time.

Doesn't matter where he's buried, can you tell me what he was called and the name of the battle?

This is a little difficult to those with no interest in this period, so I'll just say "Pot that fellow somebody!"

I have also found an alternative name of Dick,

it seems that there is no consensus on the dogs name but each sound similar

Well done indeed Ger C! (you were up late last night!)

It is "Pip" the Welsh Terrier who was present at the Battle of Rorkes Drift in Natal (now South Africa) in 1879.
Pip or similar sounding names actually belonged to another British Officer, (again there are different names put forward) the best 'guess' appears to be Charlie Pope who marched into Zululand with the centre column under Lord Chelmsford. According to both British and Zulu witnesses, Charles Pope died a heroes' death at Isandlwana leading his men in hand to hand fighting to the very end.
Pip was left at Rorkes Drift under the care of Surgeon Reynolds and proved his worth during the night time attacks by the Zulus. The Zulus went bare foot from the time of Shakazulu the founder of the Zulu army and they could move silently under cover of darkness, silently that is except for a pair of Welsh Terrier ears! During the night Pip was found to be running around the legs of the defenders behind the barricades remaining silent until he would suddenly face a specific direction and begin barking. After a couple of attacks the soldiers realised that he was hearing the approach of the Zulus and so the British were able to move men around the perimeter to face the next assault. Without Pip's warnings the Zulus might well have been able to overwhelm the barricade and get behind the defenders.
After the war Surgeon Reynolds, now devoted to the little dog, returned to Britain and Pip became the 'superstar' of his day, accompanying Reynolds around the country to lectures about the battle.
The final ending is a little unclear, when Pip died he was either given a military funeral and his own grave, or by some coincidence he and Reynolds died within days of each other (this is quite possible, some well loved pets do 'pine away' and die soon after their owners) and in this case he was buried with Surgeon Reynolds in a single grave.

Sorry for the essay but I love this story!

Over to you Ger C