LIVES OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
The E.J. Boys Archive

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1556, Private John SMITH — 4th Light Dragoons

Birth & early life

Born in Lancashire c.1835.

Enlistment

Enlisted at London on the 15th of February 1853.

Age: 18.

Height: 5' 7".

Trade: None shown.

Service

In Scutari General Hospital from the 22nd of September 1854 and died there on the 30th of October 1854.

Medals & commemorations

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.

Lummis and Wynn state, "No clasps", but he is to be found on the Sebastopol clasp roll.

Further detailed medal information archived.

Death & burial

Died in Scutari General Hospital on the 30th of October 1854.

Further information

[PB, Jan 2014: Wendy Leahy states:]

To General Depot Scutari: 20.09.1854

Will: 14s. 6d.

Next of kin: Small account book lost, no record of next of kin

TNA sources:

WO/12/657

WO/12/659

[Source:http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/4ths/dragoons/smith55.html (accessed 7.1.2014).]