Born at Chelsea, London.
Enlisted at Hounslow on the 3rd of March 1836.
Age: 15 years 1 month.
Height: 4' 10".
Trade: None.
From Private to Trumpeter: 30th of June 1851.
Killed in action at Balaclava.
Next of kin: Father, William Barnes, living in Chelsea, London.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava and Sebastopol.
He is mentioned in an article about the Light Cavalry Brigade at Balaclava in the Bulletin of the Military Historical Society [find title & date].