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572 William BRIEN — 8th Hussars

Birth & early life

Enlistment

Enlisted at London on the 19th of March 1838.

Age: 22.

Height: 5' 7".

Trade: None shown.

From Private to Corporal: 16th of September 1849.

Reduced to Private by a District Court-martial on the 15th of July 1850, for "Firing a carbine and wounding himself in the chest" and reduced to Private but this was rescinded and he was re-instated to his former rank on the 25th of July.

From Corporal to Sergeant: 25th of November 1853.

Service

Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H.T. "Mary Anne" on the 19th of April 1854.

Tried by a Regimental Court-martial on the 5th of December 1854 for "being drunk on duty at Varna," and reduced to Private.

Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 9th of January 1855.

Discharge & pension

Discharged from Dundalk on the 6th of July 1857.

"Free discharge, at his own request and with right of registry for a deferred pension upon reaching the age of 50 years."

His documents were sent to Chelsea Hospital on the 29th of December 1875.

Served 18 years 264 days.

Conduct: "good".

In possession of two Good Conduct badges.

Medals & commemorations

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.

Lummis and Wynn state, "Name does not appear on medal roll."

Life after service

Death & burial


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