Born at Manningford Bruce, Wiltshire, c.1816.
Enlisted at Brighton on the 22nd of November 1842.
Age: 24.
Height: 6' 0". Trade, Blacksmith,
He was a Farrier in the regiment.
Died, "with the regiment," on the 9th of January 1855.
Next of kin: Sister, Mrs. Sarah Whine, living in Poesy, Wiltshire.
He was buried in the 4th Light Dragoon Cemetery, among 23 others of the regiment, on the road between and Karen. He was (in 1856) one of three who had a stone or memorial board erected to them. This read, "To the memory of John Huntley, IV L.D., who died on the 9th of January 1855."
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol
His Crimean medal was known to be in an American collection in 1973. In his collection catalogue the then owner stated that the medal had the clasp for Balaclava, but he is not to be found on the medal roll for this. (See photograph of this, and other medals from the collection, in the 8th Hussar file.)
He had married Margaret Ball at St. Leonard's Church, Heston, on the 25th of November 1849. He was described as being a "bachelor" and she as a "spinster." Both were of "full age," and "of the parish." His father was named as John Huntley and hers as William Ball. The witnesses were William Ball, Sophia Dyer and James Gilbert.
Died, "with the regiment," on the 9th of January 1855.
Next of kin: Sister, Mrs. Sarah Whine, living in Poesy, Wiltshire.
He was buried in the 4th Light Dragoon Cemetery, amongst 23 others of the regiment, on the road between [?] and Karen. He was (in 1856) one of three who had a stone or memorial board erected to them. This read, "To the memory of John Huntley, IV L.D., who died on the 9th of January 1855."