Born in Liverpool on the 7th of April 1831.
Enlisted into the 1st Foot at Salford, Manchester on the 15th of January 1847. Regimental No. 2192.
Age: 15.
Height: 5' 5".
Trade: Gardener.
Appearance: Fresh complexion. Grey eyes. Lt. brown hair.
Appointed to Drummer on the 1st of December 1847.
Attained "Man's service" and to Private on the 7th of April 1849.
Transferred from the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Foot to the 17th Lancers on the 1st of May 1849.
At Scutari General Hospital from the 26th of September 1854 and sent to rejoin the regiment on the 20th of October 1854.
From Private to Corporal, 27th of November 1854.
Sent to England, "for the benefit of his health", on the 11th of July 1855.
Rejoined the regiment at Cahir on the 1st of June 1855.
Discharged from Cahir on the 27th of November 1856, as:
"Permanently unfit through chronic catarrh, becoming worse in the Crimea, although he suffered from this disease in Ireland in 1850, in 1855 and at home in England."
Served 6 years 2 months, to count.
In Turkey and the Crimea, 1 year 283 days.
Aged 25 years on discharge.
Conduct and character: "good". In possession of one Good Conduct badge.
Received a pension of 6d. per day from the 8th of February 1859, being "conditional" for one year, when it was altered to 6d. per day "permanent". He applied several times in person for an increase, but in view of his by then indifferent character, it was refused until 1890, when he was told that it was useless to apply again, "as there were so many more eligible candidates".
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman, Sebastopol, and the Turkish medal.
A roll was published in the "Balaclava Centenary Supplement" of the Regimental Journal of the 17/21 Lancers in 1954 claiming to list all those known to have taken part in the Charge. Andrews's name was among these, but he is not known to have ever been a member of the Balaclava Commemoration Society or to have ever attended any of the veteran's functions, as might have been expected seeing that he was still alive until at least 1890.
1861 Census
10 Upper Porthouse Terrace, Southampton.
Henry Andrews, 29, Drill Sergeant, born Liverpool.
Eliza, 25, Dress maker, born Clapham.
Two sons shown: Jos Henry 3, and Alfred 1.
1881 Census
23, Fowell Street, Kensington, London.
The 1881 Census shows him as aged 50, an Army Pensioner, born in Liverpool, Lancashire, with his wife, Eliza, 44, born in London, Middlesex, and two children, a son and daughter, aged 2 years and six years respectively, both born in Kensington.
Death registered
The death of Henry Andrews, aged 64, was registered in the June Quarter of 1895 in the Fulham registration district of London. [RM]
Census information for 1861 kindly provided by Chris Poole.