Born at Epsom, Surrey, and baptised there on the 29th of December 1833, the son of William Chamberlain, a shoemaker, and his wife, Mary.
Enlisted at London on the 6th of August 1850.
Age: 19.
Height: 5' 6".
Trade: None shown.
At Scutari General Depot from the 22nd of September 1854. There is an entry in the muster roll of "7 days imp. with H.L. 5th of November 1854" and H.S. (in pencil) for the month of December. There is no indication as to just when he was sent to rejoin the regiment, but he was shown in the regimental musters as being back with it at the muster taken on the 31st of December 1854.
Tried by a District Court-martial at Dublin on the 1st of June 1857 for ill-treating a horse. Sentenced to 84 days imprisonment, with hard labour.
Embarked for India from Cork aboard the S.S. "Great Britain" on the 8th of October 1857.
The muster rolls for the period July-September 1858 show him as being "On Field Service" during the whole of this period.
Served in the field at Rajghur and Mungrowlee with Captain William Gordon.
Died, "on the march", in India on the 21st of March 1859.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol, and the Turkish medal.
Lummis and Wynn state "no clasps" but he is to be found on the Sebastopol clasp roll.
Mutiny medal without clasp.
Is named as "Patrick" Chamberlain in WO/25/3251 and this could be how his Mutiny medal is named.
The Returned Medal Book states "Mutiny medal sent to the Mint. No trace of issue."
Died, "on the march", in India on the 21st of March 1859.