Born at Oxford. (Possibly the son of John William Bevil (of St. Gile's Parish, Reading) and his wife, Ann, nee Jessop, whom he had married at St. Michael's Church, Oxford, on the 18th of November 1822, by licence.
Enlisted at Cheltenham on the 7th of May 1841.
Age: 18.
Height: 5' 6".
Trade: None shown.
"Deserted" from Newbridge at 9 p.m. on the 20th of October 1850. At this time he was described as being 27 years of age, 5' 7." in height, and with a fresh complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair.
"Brought back" on the 9th of November 1950 and tried by a District Court-martial on the 14th of November. Sentenced to 108 days imprisonment in the Military Provost Prison at Dublin and to forfeit "all past service."
Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H.T. "Echunga" on the 15th of May 1854.
At Scutari from the 22nd of September to the 3rd of October 1854.
"Absent" from the 24-27 of March and in Barrack Cells from the 31st of March — 6th of June 1857.
Embarked for India from Cork aboard the S.S. "Great Britain" on the 8th of October 1857.
Transferred to the "Unattached List" on the 21st of November 1861.
Transferred to the 20th Hussars on the 1st of December 1863. with the Regimental No. of 592. He is shown as "Posted to Regiment by Regimental Order with effect from the 1st of November 1863, but did not join. Now on "Unattached List as Supernumerary."
Attached to the Commissariat Dept. from the 22nd of December 1863.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastopol.
Mutiny medal with clasp for Central India.
Served at Kotah and Gwalior.
Died at Peshwar, India, on the 17th of July 1864.
The India Office records show him as dying of "Heat Apoplexy" at Peshwar on the 17th of July 1864, aged 41 years. He was then shown as being the "Commissariat Sergeant of the 21st Hussars." [sic] Was buried on the same day by the Revd. L. Bellamy, Chaplain.