Born in Dublin, c.1826.
Enlisted at Dublin on the 19th of March 1846.
Age: 20.
Height: 5' 7".
Trade: Rope-maker.
He deserted from Brighton on the 13th of June 1850. At this time he was described as being 23 years of age, with a fresh complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair.
[Further information?]One child, Maria, was born to him and his wife at Nottingham in 1853.
Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H.T. "Echunga" on the 15th of May 1854.
Tried by a District Court-martial for "being asleep on his post". He was awarded 56 days' imprisonment, with hard labour, from the 15th of October 1855.
He sent money from the Crimea to his wife, Mrs Martha Halpin.
Embarked for India aboard the S.S. "Great Britain" on the 8th of October 1857.
Died at Nusserabad, India, on the 14th of September 1858.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastopol.
Mutiny medal with clasp for Central India.
Served at Kotah.
Died at Nusserabad, India, on the 14th of September 1858.
The India Office records show him as dying of "Febris Remittens" at Nusserabad on the 14th of September 1858, aged 48 years, and being buried on the same day by the Revd. C.T. Wilson, Assistant Chaplain.