Born at Salford, near Manchester.
Enlisted at Manchester on the 30th of August 1847.
Age: 19.
Height: 5' 7".
Trade: Tin-smith.
From Private to Corporal: 9th of May 1853.
Killed in action at Balaclava.
Next of kin: Sister, Miss Margaret Ann Spence, living in New York.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava and Sebastopol.