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1336, Private James RICHARDSON — 8th Hussars

Birth & early life

Born at Milchet, Ireland.

Enlistment

Enlisted into the 15th Hussars at Dublin on the 21st of June 1852. No Regimental number was allocated as he did not join the regiment.

Trade: Groom.

No other enlistment details are shown.

Transferred to the 8th Hussars at Newbridge on the 24th of June 1854.

Service

Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 29th of April 1855.

Served with the detchment of the regiment under Lt. Colonel De Salis in the Expedition to Kertch on the 22nd of May 1855.

"Deserted" from London on the 14th of July 1856.

Can find no further trace to 1879.

Medals & commemorations

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.

Not recorded by Lummis and Wynn,

Life after service

Death & burial


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