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836, Private William TAYLOR - 8th Hussars

Birth & early life

Born in York.

Enlistment

Enlisted at York on the 11th of December 1843.

Age: 21.

Height: 5' 9".

Trade: Farmer.

Service

Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H.T. "Mary Anne" on the 19th of April 1854.

Death & burial

Died "in the General Hospital" at Scutari on the 13th of February 1855.

Medals & commemorations

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman, and Sebastopol.


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