Born in the parish of Westminster, London.
Enlisted at York on the 14th of November 1850.
Age: 21.
Height: 5' 7".
Trade: Groom.
Features: Dark complexion. Grey eyes. Dark hair.
Sent to Scutari on the 1st of October and to rejoin the regiment on the 3rd of December 1854.
Transferred to the 2nd Bn. of the Military Train at Cahir on the 31st of October 1856. Regtl. No. 955.
Served with the force under the command of H. E. the Commander-in-Chief, at Lucknow and with that Sir James Outram at Alum Bagh.
The 2nd Battalion of the Military Train were used as cavalry during the Mutiny.
See record of 1754 James Gobby with reference to the services of the 2nd Battalion Military Train during the Mutiny and the commemoration of his (Land's) name on the memorial in Bristol Cathedral.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol and the Turkish medal.
Mutiny medal with clasp for the Relief of Lucknow.
Lummis and Wynn state "No clasps", and that he was sent to Scutari on the 1st of September 1854.
A supplementary roll (undated) signed by Major Henry Holden shows him as being issued with the Crimean medal (without clasp) on the 7th of October.
Died in India on the 23rd of December 1857.