Born at Brighton, Sussex c.1836.
Enlisted at London on the 22nd of June 1854.
Age: 18 years 1 month.
Height: 5' 7".
Trade: Labourer.
Features: Sallow complexion. Grey eyes. Dk. brown hair.
Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 29th of April 1855.
From Private to Corporal, 26th of January 1856.
Was Corporal with the rear party when leaving the Crimea, being attached to the 8th Hussars from the 25th of April — 15th of May 1856, and returning with them to England.
Tried and imprisoned for "absence," 29th of November — 23rd of December 1856 and reduced to Private on the 24th of December 1856.
Deserted on the 12th of January 1857 and returned to the regiment on the 28th of July 1858. Tried and imprisoned for "desertion" by sentence of Court-martial.
Branded with the letter "D", imprisoned from the 3rd of August — 28th of October 1858 and to forfeit his previous service of 2 years 17 days.
Arrived at Madras, India, on the 10th of October 1860 and rejoined the regiment on the 16th of October 1860.
Invalided from India to England on the 25th of July 1862.
Discharged from Chatham Invalid Depot on the 3rd of November 1862 as "Unfit to serve as a dragoon in consequence of hernia of the right side. By his own statement he has worn a truss for two years. This disease was, I believe, produced at Riding Drill in Dublin in 1857."
States that he served abroad 2 years 9 months.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 1 year
In India: 1 year 9 months.
Conduct and character: "Bad". Not in possession of any Good Conduct badges. Twice tried by Court Martial.
Aged 26 years 7 months on discharge.
Documents confirm the award of the Crimean medal with one clasp, and the Turkish Medal.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol, and the Turkish medal.
[RM: The IGI Index records a Moses Lewry as marrying Blanche Bridget Field at St Nicholas Parish, Brighton, on 19th of July 1863.]
Moses Lewry, 33, June Quarter 1870, Brighton.
Registration of death information kindly provided by Chris Poole.