Born at Bethnal Green, London.
Enlisted at Westminster on the 31st of July 1850.
Age: 20.
Height: 5' 10".
Trade: Brick-layer.
Appearance: Fresh complexion. Hazel eyes. Brown hair.
Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H.T. "Wilson Kennedy" on the 2nd of May 1854.
Sent to Scutari on the 11th of October and rejoined the regiment on the 24th of November 1854.
From Private to Corporal: 12th of September 1856.
Embarked for India from Cork aboard the S.S. "Great Britain" on the 8th of October 1857.
From Corporal to Sergeant: 19th of December 1857.
Re-engaged for 12 years further service on the 22nd of August 1862.
Appointed to Troop Sergeant Major on the 3rd of August 1855.
Discharged, "Free, after second term of service", from Aldershot on the 3rd of April 1876.
Served 25 years 248 days.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 1 year 323 days
In India: 6 years 113 days.
Conduct: "very good".
In possession of one Good Conduct badge when promoted and would now have five.
He was in receipt of extra pay for "good swordsmanship".
Three times entered in the Regimental Defaulter's book. Never tried by Court-martial.
Aged 45 years 8 months on discharge.
Awarded a pension of 24d. per day.
To live at Pillards Row, Bethnal Green, London.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma and Sebastopol.
Mutiny medal with clasp for Central India.
Served at Kotah and Gwalior.
Documents confirm the award of the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma and Sebastopol, the Turkish Medal, Mutiny medal, with clasp for Central India, and the Long Service & Good Conduct medal with a gratuity of £15.
Awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct medal on the 13th of April 1869.
Next of kin: Wife, Elizabeth Croucher, On the Regimental "Married roll" from the 28th of October 1857. They had four children by the 30th of April 1873.