Crimean War Research Society of these and more are examined by the Crimean War Research Society." The Society's journal, "The War Correspondent", contains the results of recent researches by the Society's own members, many of whom are internationally respected professional historians. Each year the Society awards the Canon Lummis Trophy for the most original article in its journal. The Society provides expert advice to projects concerned with the Crimean War; these have included Channel Four's 1997 documentary "The Crimean War" as well as books and journals. The Society has a three-day annual conference when presentations and original research on the Crimean War are given.
William Oldnall Russell William Oldnall Russell Sir William Oldnall Russell (1785–1833) was chief justice of Bengal. He was born in 1785, was eldest son of Samuel Oldnall, rector of St. Nicholas, Worcester, and North Piddle, and Mary, daughter of William Russell, esq., of Powick. In 1816, in accordance with the will of his maternal grandfather, Sir William took the surname of Russell. He matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford, on 22 December 1801, and was a student till 1812. He graduated B.A. in 1804 and M.A. in 1807. He was called to the bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1809, became serjeant-at-law on 25 June