LIVES OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
The E.J. Boys Archive
Added 15.9.11. Minor edits 5.4.2014.
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1129, Private Ernest SMITH — 17th Lancers
Birth & early life
Born in London
Enlistment
Enlisted 17 August 1852.
Trade: Clerk.
Service
At Scutari 1st October 1854
Invalided to England 15 October 1854
Discharge & pension
Discharged, "by purchase", for sum of £30 on 21st November 1856
Medals & commemorations
His name is not on the medal rolls.
Life after service
Death & burial