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1639, Private William RILEY — 11th Hussars

Birth & early life

Born in Manchester.

Enlistment

Enlisted at Liverpool on the 22nd of February 1854.

Age: 22.

Height: 5' 7".

Trade: Warehouse-man.

Service, discharge & pension

Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 24th of May 1855.

Discharged, "by purchase", from Canterbury on the 20th of September 1856, upon a payment of £30.

Served 2 years 7 months.

Conduct: "good". Not in possession of any Good Conduct badges.

Medals & commemorations

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol and the Turkish medal.


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