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1446, Private James PREWITT — 17th Lancers

Birth & early life

Born at Bristol.

Enlistment

Enlisted at Bristol on the 6th of January 1855.

No other enlistment details are shown apart from his trade as a smith.

Service

Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 16th of July 1855.

Died at Scutari on the 5th of August 1855.

Medals & commemorations

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.

Death & burial

Died at Scutari on the 5th of August 1855.

Next of kin: shown as his father, William Prewitt, living in Bristol.

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