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Further information added 28.9.12.

1320, Private William RUSH — 11th Hussars

Birth & early life

Born at Sudbury, Suffolk.

Enlistment

Enlisted at London on the 2nd of January 1847.

Age: 24.

Height: 5' 6".

Trade: Servant.

Service

1851 Census

Pockthorpe Cavalry Barracks, Norwich

William Rush, aged 28, unmarried, Soldier, Private, born Sudbury, Suffolk.

Discharge

Discharged, "by purchase", from Hounslow on the 15th of April 1857. Payment of £10.

Served 10 years 102 days.

Conduct: "good".

In possession of two Good Conduct badges.

Medals & commemorations

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

Life after service

Death & burial

References & acknowledgements

Census information for 1851 kindly provided by Chris Poole.


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