Born at St. Helier, Jersey, c.1828.
Enlisted at Athlone on the 22nd of April 1846.
Age: 18 years 4 months.
Height: 5' 7".
Trade: Shoe-maker.
Sallow complexion. Blue eyes. Brown hair.
Confined, 29th of January 1848, and "in Cells" from the 1st of Febuary 1849 by order of the Commanding Officer. On the 2nd of February was tried by a District Court-martial for a military offence (not specified) and sentenced to 168 days in Limerick Military Prison.
Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H.T. "Shooting Star" on the 25th of April 1854.
Discharged from Dundalk on the 21st of October 1856.
"Reduction of the Army and not likely to again become efficient. Has an internal hernia — caused by riding a rough horse at Balaclava. The horse was shot under him and rolled over, thereby causing the rupture."
The fact of his horse being shot under him at this time and in this manner would indicate that he rode in the Charge.
Served 3 years 293 days, to count.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 1 year 10 months.
Conduct and character: "Indifferent." Not in possession of any Good Conduct badges. Four times tried by Court-martial.
Tried and imprisoned by a Regimental Court-martial from the 29th of January — 15th of May 1848, from the 15th of November — 13th of January 1849 and again from the 17th of July — 18th of October 1850.
Deserted from Hounslow on the 14th of December 1851 and rejoined the regiment on the 11th of June 1852. Tried by a District Court-martial at Nottingham on the 20th of June 1852 for "Desertion and losing his necessaries," and sentenced to be marked with the letter "D" and to be imprisoned for 168 days, stoppage of pay, and to forfeit all of his previous service of 4 years 194 days by this conviction.
To live in St. Helier, Jersey, after discharge.
Granted a pension of 6d. per day for 18 months. This was restored for a further year on the 23rd of September 1862.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastopol.
Died in the Leicester Pension District on the 6th of January 1863.
St. Catherine's House records show the death a man of this name at Leicester during the January-March Quarter of 1863. No age at death is shown.
According to his death certificate he died at No. 2 Cottage Place, Brook Hand [sic], Leicester, from "Phthisis" [i.e. probably pulmonary TB], aged 34 years. His occupation was given as Shoemaker (Journeyman).
A Catherine Bridges (who had to make her mark) of 7 Caroline Street, Leicester, was present at his death.
(There is a copy of this in the "Certificates" file.)