Born at Greenock, Scotland, c.1818.
Enlisted at London on the 20th of March 1838.
Age: 20.
Height: 5' 7".
Trade: Footman.
Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H.T. "Wilson Kennedy" on the 2nd of May 1854.
He was batman to Colonel Frederick Shewell, C.B. when in the Crimea.
Died at Osmid on the 9th of December 1855.
Next of kin: Wife, Jane McLean, living in Deansgate, Manchester.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastopol.