Born at Leeds, Yorkshire, c.1825.
Enlisted at Leeds on the 21st of December 1843.
Age: 18.
Height: 5' 8".
Trade: Groom.
1851 Census
Fort Clarence Military Prison, Rochester.
Joseph Brunton, Prisoner, unmarried, aged 28, Private 11th Hussars, born Leeds, Yorkshire.
[PB: IN August 2018 a "letter" from Cardigan (in fact a crudely typewritten transcript) came up for auction at Lockdales, Ipswich, asking for a route from Hounslow to Chatham since he was to escort two 11th Hussar prisoners to (or from) prison in Chatham. Is it possible Brunton was one of them? "Earl Cardigan (Balaclava Charge) signed letter 13th April 1850 as Col commanding 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars, re escorting prisoners of the Regiment." Image: cardigan_letter_13apr1850.jpg]
He was tried by a District Court-martial at Nottingham on the 28th of February 1852 for "being absent — and losing his necessaries." Sentenced to 112 days' imprisonment, with hard labour.
Tried by a Regimental Court-martial on the 4th of September 1854 for "Disobedience of orders." Sentenced "to be given 50 lashes."
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava and Sebastopol.
An impressed naming medal with clasps for Alma and Balaclava only, and named to "Joseph Brunton. 11th Hussars." was sold from the "Macphail Massie" collection on the 25th of September 1961 as a part Lot.
What would appear to have been the same medal was sold from a Hayward's list for March of 1970.
This Crimean medal was known to be in an English collection in 1980 and in an Australian collection in 1984.
Killed in action at Balaclava.
Next of kin: Mother, Mary Brunton, living in Leeds.