Born in Manchester.
Enlisted at Hounslow on the 27th of December 1841.
No other enlistment details apart from his trade as a Painter are shown.
1851 Census
Pockthorpe Cavalry Barracks, Norwich.
Archibald Russell, aged 29, unmarried, Soldier, Private, born Manchester, Lancashire.
Killed in action at Balaclava.
Next of kin: Brother, John Russell, serving in the 13th Foot.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava and Sebastopol.
Census information for 1851 kindly provided by Chris Poole.