Born at Nottingham, c.1832.
Enlisted at Newark-upon-Trent on the 5th of December 1854.
Age: 22.
Height: 5' 8".
Trade: Labourer.
Appearance: Fresh complexion. Blue eyes. Dk. brown hair.
Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 25th of May 1855.
1861 Census
Fulwood Barracks, Preston.
R Holt, unmarried, 28, Private Soldier 11th Hussars, born Bingham, Notts.
Re-engaged for 12 years' further service at Colchester on the 21st of June 1866.
Discharged from Dublin on the 14th of March 1874, as:
"Unfit for further service from general debility. He has served in India and the deterioration in his health has probably been accelerated by the climate. Condition not likely to improve, and will be permanent."
Served 19 years 9 months.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 1 year
In India: 6 years 8 months.
Conduct: "good".
In possession of three Good Conduct badges.
Never entered in the Regimental Defaulter's book. Never tried by Court-martial.
Granted a pension of 1/- per day.
To live at No. 4 Parliament Terrace, Wellington Street, Nottingham.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol and the Turkish medal.
Not recorded by Lummis and Wynn.
Census information for 1861 kindly provided by Chris Poole.