Born in Angus, Scotland, c.1818.
Enlisted at London on the 10th of August 1839.
Age: 21.
Height: 5' 8".
Trade: Labourer.
1851 Census
Pockthorpe Cavalry Barracks, Norwich.
James Macdonald [sic], 32, Private, born Angus, Scotland.
Tried by a Regimental Court-martial on the 20th of December 1854 for "absence". Sentenced to 50 lashes, but 25th of these were remitted.
Died "of dysentery" aboard the "Colombo" on the passage down to Scutari on 17th of January 1855.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastopol.
Died "of dysentery" aboard the "Colombo" on the passage down to Scutari on 17th of January 1855.
Census information for 1851 kindly provided by Chris Poole.