Born in the parish of St. James's, Bath.
Enlisted at London on the 27th of November 1854.
Age: 18.
Height: 5' 5".
Trade: Cabinet maker.
Features: Fresh complexion. Hazel eyes. Black hair.
Joined the regiment in the Crimea from Cork on the 16th of July 1855.
He is shown on a nominal roll of officers and men of the regiment at the Cavalry Depot, Scutari, made out on the 9th of November 1855, as being on Duty there Rejoined the regiment on the 19th of November 1855.
Transferred to the 12th Lancers at Cahir on the 12th of August 1856. Regimental No. 852.
Volunteered to the 5th Bengal Light Cavalry on the 29th of February 1860 at Campbellpor. Regimental No. 206.
Volunteered to the 21st Hussars at Meean Meer on the 19th of April 1862, vide Government of India Order, No. 332, dated the 10th of April 1861. Regtimental No. 318.
Discharged "free, by claim" from Umballa, India, on the 7th of August 1867. There is no indication if he remained in India or returned to England.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol, and the Turkish medal.
Mutiny medal with clasp for Central India.
Served in Central India under Sir Hugh Rose in the operations against Ghanzi or Calpi or Gwalior.
1871 Census
Union Workhouse, Shepton Mallet.
Joseph Slaughter, 35, married, Porter, born Bath.
[RM: a man of this name appears on the 1881 Census aged 42, born at Bath, as a "Labourer in iron works" living in a private house, Stratton St Margaret, Wilts. He is listed with his children Joseph 10, born Frome and a daughter Sarah 8, born Swindon. However this is not certain to be him.
By 1901 this same man is listed as a "Road Smelter" living in St John the Baptist Parish, Glamorganshire.]
Census information for 1871 kindly provided by Chris Poole.