Born at Queenhithe, London.
Enlisted at London on the 6th of July 1854.
Possibly a brother of 1700 James Compton. (See his record.)
No other enlistment details are shown.
Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 25th of May 1855.
From Private to Corporal: 1st of October 1855.
Tried by a Regimental Court-martial on the 11th of December 1855 for "drunkenness and absence". Reduced to Private and confined from the 12-18 of December.
Tried by a Regimental Court-martial on the 17th of February 1856 for "being drunk in camp." Given 50 lashes and to lose 1d. per day for 30 days. Tried by a District Court-martial on the 15th of March 1856 for "being drunk on guard duty" and sentenced to 56 days imprisonment with hard labour and to lose 1d. per day for 30 days.
Discharged, on the "Reduction of the Regiment", from Canterbury on the 20th of November 1856.
Served 2 years 35 days, to count.
Conduct: "Bad". Not in possession of any Good Conduct badges.
Lummis and Wynn state that he was a Sergeant at some time, but no record can be found of this.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol, and the Turkish medal.
[RM: Nothing conclusively him in any Census records.]