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1219, Private William PARMENTER — 8th Hussars

Birth & early life

Born in Westminster, London.

Enlistment

Enlisted at Westminster on the 29th of April 1852.

Age: 18.

Height: 5' 7".

Trade: Lithographic-printer.

Service

Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H.T. "Mary Anne" on the 19th of April 1854.

Sent to Scutari on the 2O of October 1854.

Death & burial

Died "in the General Hospital at Scutari" on the 24th of October 1854.

Medals & commemorations

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol, the medal roll showing "M & SCl. W.O. 5/3/57.

Lummis and Wynn do not credit him with any clasps.


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