honorific_prefix caption death_date death_place birth_place honorific_suffix birth_date image article_title education name occupation
alderman kilvert war wearing his medals for service in the crimean 17 october 1920 wednesbury , staffordshire , england high ercall , shropshire , england jp 29 september 1833 john ashley kilvert wearing his medals.jpg john ashley kilvert
 high ercall grammar school john ashley kilvert pawnbroker mayor of wednesbury
john ashley kilvert

alderman john ashley kilvert -lrb- 1833 -- 1920 -rrb- was an english soldier and later businessman and politician , who became mayor of wednesbury , then in staffordshire , england .
he served as a cavalryman with the 11th hussars in the crimean war , where he survived the charge of the light brigade .
his medals are displayed at wednesbury museum and art gallery .
