Birth & early life
Enlistment
Service, discharge & pension
Medals & commemorations
Death & burial
1492 Joseph BROWN.
Born at Twickenham, near Richmond, Surrey.
Enlistment details
Enlisted at Heston, Middlesex, on the 6th of October 1852.
Age: 18.
Height: 5’ 7”.
Trade: Labourer.
Fresh complexion. Grey eyes. Brown hair.
Sent to Scutari on the 27th of October 1854 and rejoined the regiment on the 25th of February 1855.
Discharged from Cahir on the 15th of November 1856 as a result of “The reduction of the Army and being totally unfit for service. This man labours under secondary syphilis - the result of primary syphilis. The disease has shown itself in the form of eruptions on the skin, pain in the bones and severe Fritis attacking both eyes. I am of the opinion that he will not prove permanently effective, but will from time to time have relapses. His military service has been in no way injurious to him. He is able to earn his own living.”
Served 4 years 39 days. In Turkey and the Crimea, 2 years.
Conduct, “good.” Not in possession of any G.C. badges.
Aged 22 years on discharge.
Granted a pension of 6d. per day for one year.
To live at Twickenham after discharge.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Balaclava, Sebastopol and the Turkish medal.
Further information
A medal, engraved in script, was in the “Eaton” collection in 1880 and one named to “Joseph Brown. 13th Lt. Dragoons.” with clasps for B. and S., but type of naming not recorded, was sold from the “Lord Cheylesmore” collection at Glendining’s on the 16th of July 1930.
A Crimean medal with two clasps (B. and S.) to “Joseph Brown.” but type of naming not specified, appeared in the “Dalrymple-White” collection sold at a Sotheby’s auction on the 24th of July 1946.
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