Born in the parish of Woolston, near Chepstow c.1830
Enlisted at Dublin on the 6th of January 1847.
Age: 17 years 3 months.
Height: 5' 6".
Trade: None.
Fair complexion. Hazel eyes. Brown hair.
Sent to the Cavalry Depot on the 10th of June 1854.
From Private to Corporal: 22nd of October 1854.
Confined, 4-19 of January, tried by a Regimental Court-martial on the 20th of January 1855 and reduced to Pte.
Joined the Regiment in the Crimea on the 25th of May 1855.
Absent without leave, 20th of September — 2nd of October. Tried by a Regimental
court-martial and imprisoned from the 3rd of October — 15th of November 1857.
Transferred to the Army Hospital Corps on the 1st of December 1859. Regimental No. 184.
Most of his later service was to be in England or Ireland, although he was in China in January of 1862.
From Pte, to Sergeant 19th of January 1864,
Discharged from London on the 28th of July 1876.
"Being found unfit for further service. Has chronic rheumatism. The result of climate and long service. First apparent in January of 1875.
Permanent. Will be able to contribute to a certain extent to his own livelihood."
Served 28 years 202 days. In the Crimea, 11 months. China, 1 year 7 months.
Conduct: "very good". Was when promoted in possession of two Good Conduct badges and would now have had six. He has been recommended for the medal for good conduct.
Seven times entered in the Regimental Defaulters' book. He has been twice tried by Court-martial.
To live in London after discharge.
Documents confirm only the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol and the T.M.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.
Not recorded by Lummis and Wynn.
He was awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct medal on the 30th of April 1876 — without gratuity.