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1635, Sergeant Henry LIDGOLD — 4th Light Dragoons

Birth & early life

Born at Hounslow, Middlesex.

Enlisted into the 15th Hussars at London on the 3rd of May 1844. Regimental No.1350.

Trade: Butcher.

No other enlistment details are shown.

Service

Volunteered into the 4th Light Dragoons on the 1st of November 1854.

From Private to Corporal: 10th of November 1854.

Corporal to Sergeant: 30th of January 1855.

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

Discharge & pension

Discharged, on the "Reduction of the Regiment", from Brighton on the 23rd of April 1856 — per General Order dated the 14th of March 1856.

Served 12 years 303 days.

Conduct: "good".

In possession of one Good Conduct badge.

Medals

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.

Not recorded by Lummis and Wynn.

Further detailed medal information archived.

Commemorations

Life after service

Death & burial


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