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1433, Private John JOHNSON — 4th Light Dragoons

Birth & early life

Born in Islington, London, c.1830.

Enlistment

Enlisted at Athlone on the 26th of November 1849.

Age: 19.

Height: 5' 9".

Trade: Clerk.

Service

Muster roll states, "Taken prisoner-of-war by the Russians." Posted as "Missing" from the 26th of September 1854.

Can find no further trace.

Next of kin: Mother, Jane Johnson, living in Islington, London.

Medals

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma and Sebastopol, although he is not shown on the medal roll for the latter.

Commemorations

Life after service

Death & burial


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