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Born at Sidbury, Devonshire.
He was christened George Henry Dare on the 14th of May 1837, the son of Thomas Dare, a flax-dresser, and his wife, Rebecca. A brother, John Charles, was christened on the 15th of May 1842.
Enlisted at Exeter on the 1st of April 1854.
Age: 18 years 1 month.
Height: 5' 6".
Trade: Smith.
Appearance: Fresh complexion. Brown eyes. Brown hair.
From Private to Corporal: 1st of August 1854.
Tried by a Regimental Court-martial, being reduced to Private and imprisoned from the 16-22 of August 1854.
Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 14th of July 1855.
Transferred to the 3rd Dragoon Guards on the 1st of February 1857. Regimental No. 222.
Tried by a District-Court martial, reduced to Private, and imprisoned from the 25-28 of February 1859.
Discharged from the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, on the 9th of June 1862.
"Invalided from India as being unfit for further service. He continues to suffer from palpitation of the heart, rendering him in every respect unfit for the duties of a dragoon.
He was sent to Sialkot in May last, where he also contracted 'purulent opthalmia' [ophthalmia?] by allowing a man of the Artillery affected with the disease to use his topee.
Not aggravated by vice or misconduct and is the result of natural infirmity increased by the nature of his duties."
Served 8 years 226 days.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 284 days
In India: 5 years 11 days.
Conduct: "good".
In possession of two Good Conduct badges.
Tried once by a Regimental Court-martial and once by a District Court-martial.
Documents confirm the Crimean medal with one clasp and the Turkish Medal.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.
Lummis and Wynn state that he "Did not go to the Crimea", but he is to found on the Sebastopol clasp roll.