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1799, [RANK?] Matthew EMERSON — 4th Light Dragoons

Birth & early life

Born in Sunderland, c.1837.

Enlistment

Enlisted at Manchester by the 3rd L.D. for the 4th. on the 23rd of January 1855.

Age: 18.

Height: 5' 6".

Trade: Groom.

Service

Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 14th of June 1855.

Discharge & pension

Discharged, "time expired", from Edinburgh on the 9th of January 1867.

Conduct: "good".

In possession of two Good Conduct badges.

Medals

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.

Not recorded by Lummis and Wynn.

Commemorations

Life after service

Death & burial


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