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LIVES OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
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1660 William WILLIAMS — 4th Light Dragoons

Birth & early life

Born at Woking, near Guildford, Surrey. (He was probably the son of a William Williams who had married Ann Jackson at Woking on the 26th of October 1829.)

Enlistment

Enlisted at Brighton on the 24th of November 1854.

Age: 24.

Height: 5' 7".

Trade: Groom.

Service

Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 25th of May 1855.

A man of this name, but with no identifying Regimental No., is shown on a nominal roll made out on the 9th of November 1855 as : Doing 'Duty' at the Cavalry Depot at Scutari from the 19th of October.

"Deserted" from Brighton on the 24th of June 1856.

At this time his next of kin was shown as — Father, William Williams, living at Woking, Surrey.

Can find no further trace to 1879.

Medals & commemorations

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.

Not recorded by Lummis and Wynn.

Life after service

Death & burial


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