LIVES OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
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900, Private William EATON — 17th Lancers

Birth & early life

Born c.1825.

Enlistment

Enlisted at Dundalk on the 10th of February 1847.

Age: 22.

Height: 5' 7".

Trade: None shown.

Service

Sent to Scutari on the 10th of December 1854, where he died on the 20th of January 1855.

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Medals

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman, Sebastopol, and the Turkish medal.

Further detailed medal information archived.

Commemorations

Death & burial

Died at Scutari on the 20th of January 1855.