Born in the parish of St. Leonard's, London, c.1819.
Enlisted at London on the 18th of January 1839.
Age: 20 years 1 month.
Height: 5' 8".
Trade: Labourer.
Appearance: Fresh complexion. Hazel eyes. Dk. brown hair.
From Private to Corporal: 1st of April 1846.
Tried by a Regimental Court-martial and reduced to Private on the 7th of July 1846.
Sent to Scutari on the 13th of December 1854, and invalided to England aboard the "Lord Raglan" on the 6th of May 1855.
Tried by a Regimental Court-martial for "irregular conduct" and imprisoned 11th of July — 11th of August 1857.
Transferred to the 18th Hussars on the 1st of March 1858. Regimental No. 367.
From Private to Corporal: 1st of April 1858.
Corporal to Sergeant: 3rd of November 1859.
Discharged from Hounslow on the 18th of March 1863.
"Free, at own request after 24 years' service."
Served 24 years 25 days, to count.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 11 months
In India: 6 years 6 months.
Conduct: "good".
In possession of three Good Conduct badges when promoted and would now have had five. Twice tried by Court-martial.
Aged 44 years 2 months on discharge.
To live in Wimborne, Dorset.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol.
Wendy Leahy:
SURNAME: Woodruff
FORENAMES: John
BORN: Stockport
OCCUPATION: Clerk
FATHER: James Woodruff, Cotton Manufacturer
REGIMENT NO: 1228
ENLISTED: 06 January 1839
RANK: 1844: Private, Paymaster Sergeant
[1854]: Paymaster Clerk
1863: Paymaster Sergeant
PROMOTIONS: Private to Paymaster Sergeant 14 July 1844 vice James Clarke discharged
DISCHARGED TO OUT PENSION: 03 February 1863 Newbridge
ADMITTED TO OUT PENSION: 03 February 1863 North London 1
PENSION DISTRICT: 1863: North London 1
1865: North London 1
1866: S. London 1/1
1868 Jersey 1/7
DIED: 9/(8)2 [sic]. Also recorded as 09 [December] 1873
1ST WIFE: Anne Sprint, full age, widow, of King Street, daughter of Thomas Grainger, Joiner
MARRIED: 21 July 1849 [No. 67] at St. Peter's, Athlone, by licence, W.B. Askin, Curate
WITNESSES: William Turkington, John Howze vestryman
NOTES: John Woodruff, full age, bachelor, Sergeant 4LDs, Barracks
TNA SOURCES: WO/12/651
WO/12/667
WO/23/52
WO/23/62
OTHER SOURCES: Honour the Light Brigade
St Peter's Athlone Marriages, Burgess Collection.
[Source: Shadows of Time: John Woodruff (accessed 15.8.2018).]