Born at Stockport on the 11th of December 1828.
Enlisted at Manchester on the 12th of December 1846.
Made his "mark" on enlistment, but signed his discharge documents in a good hand.
Age: 18.
Height: 5' 6".
Trade: Labourer.
Appearance: Fresh complexion. Hazel eyes. Brown hair.
From Private to Corporal: 28th of May 1855.
Corporal to Sergeant: 18th of September 1857.
Discharged from Manchester on the 20th of December 1860 "by claim, with the right of registry for a deferred pension of 4d. per day upon reaching the age of 50 years."
Served 14 years 8 days. In Bulgaria and the Crimea, 2 years.
Conduct: "very good". He was in possession of two Good Conduct badges when promoted to Sergeant
Never entered in the Regimental Defaulters' book. Never tried by Court-martial.
Aged 32 years 8 months on discharge.
To live in Chapel Walk, Sheffield.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Inkerman, Sebastopol. and the Turkish medal.
1851 Census
Appears in the 1851 Census at Queen's Barracks, Ipswich. [RM]