Born at Aston, near Birmingham., Warwickshire.
Enlisted at Birmingham on the 23rd of May 1846.
Age: 18. Height, 5' 10".
Trade: Stamper.
Sallow complexion. Blue eyes. Dk. brown hair.
Sent to the Cavalry Depot on the 10th of July 1854 and rejoined the regiment in the Crimea on the 25th of June 1855.
Promoted to Farrier, (with the rank of Sergeant) 4th of February 1860.
Discharged from Dundalk on the 24th of June 1870.
"Own request, after 24 years' service."
Conduct: "very good".
In possession of four Good Conduct badges.
Aged 42 years on discharge.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 11 months.
Three times entered in the Regimental Defaulters' book. Never tried by Court-martial.
He was awarded a pension of 1/1d. per day.
To live at No 7 No 1 Court, Whittall Street, Birmingham, and was still living there in 1875.
Next of kin, Wife, Mary Ann Baylis. Shown on the Regimental "Married roll" from the 13th of August 1867, and there were three children in the family at the time of his discharge.
Documents confirm the award of the Crimean medal, clasp for Sebastopol, Turkish Medal and the Long Service & Good Conduct medal.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.
Awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct medal on the 20th of August 1867, with a gratuity of £5.
Two children are shown in the St, Catherine's House Army Chaplain's Registers as being born to him and his wife, Mary Ann: James S, born at Dublin in 1861, and Laura A., born at Hulme in 1860.