Born at Croydon, Surrey.
Enlisted at London on the 26th of December 1854.
Age: 18.
Height: 5' 5".
Trade: Carpenter.
Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 25th of May 1855.
1861 Census
Hulme Cavalry Barracks, Chorley.
J Young, 25, married, soldier, born Croydon.
M.J. Young, 23, wife, born Tewkesbury.
Sent to the Depot at Canterbury when the regiment went to India, 25th of July 1866.
Discharged, "time expired", from Canterbury on the 26th of December 1868.
Awarded a Special "Campaign Pension" (no date shown).
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.
He was admitted to Chelsea Royal Hospital on the 19th of January 1895 (with his pension) for employment as a Hospital Orderly.
He was then 61 years of age, of a "good" character, possessed two Good Conduct badges and having served 11 months in the Crimea was entitled to and possessed the Crimean medal with one clasp [presumably for Sebastopol] and the Turkish Crimean medal.
He was ordered to refund £2/15/- in "overdrawn" pension, but he reverted to Out-Pension on the 11th of March 1899, only 4/3d by then having been repaid.
He was re-admitted to the Hospital as an ordinary In-Pensioner on the 13th of November 1899, this time being ordered to repay £1/16/3d. in "overdrawn" pension, and this was repaid in full by the 24th of January 1900.
1901 Census
Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
Joseph Young, 63 [sic], widower, in pensioner, born Croydon.
On the 1st of November 1904 he again reverted to Out-Pensioner status.
Census information for 1861 and 1901 kindly provided by Chris Poole.