Born in the parish of St Peter's, London, c.1827.
Enlisted at London on the 29th of May 1846.
Age: 19 years 2 months.
Height: 5' 9".
Trade: Footman.
Appearance: Fresh complexion. Grey eyes. Lt. brown hair.
1851 Census
Pockthorpe Cavalry Barracks, Norwich
Joseph Young, soldier, unmarried, 24, Private, born London, Middlesex,
At the Scutari General Depot from the 22nd of September 1854 and sent to rejoin the regiment on the 3rd of October 1854.
At Scutari General Hospital April-June 1856 and invalided to England on the 30th of June 1856.
Discharged from Chatham Invalid Depot on the 11th of November 1856:
"Unfit for further service after 15 days in the General Hospital at Dublin — disabled from service by Cardiac Disease and Fistula in Ano — developed whilst on service in the Crimea."
Served 10 years 118 days.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 2 years.
Conduct: "very good".
In possession of two Good Conduct badges.
Aged 30 years 6 months on discharge.
Granted a pension of 8d. per day for 3 years.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Inkerman and Sebastopol.
Further detailed medal information archived.
Lived in Woolwich after discharge.
Died in Woolwich on the 11th of June 1859, aged c.32.
Death registered
Joseph Young, June Quarter 1859, Westminster.
Death registrations, and Census information for 1851 kindly provided by Chris Poole.