Born at Temple Michael, Co. Longford.
Enlisted at Longford on the 17th of March 1846.
Age: 21.
Height: 5' 7".
Trade: Clerk.
Fair complexion. Blue eyes. Fair hair.
From Private to Corporal: 31st of October 1849.
Corporal to Sergeant: 7th of May 1854.
Tried by a Regimental Court-martial on the 7th of December 1854 for "being drunk" and reduced to Private.
Private to Corporal: 31st of August 1856.
Tried and reduced to Private 3rd of November 1856.
Embarked for India from Cork aboard the S.S. "Great Britain" on the 8th of October 1857.
Discharged from Chatham Invalid Depot on the 15th of April 1862.
"Has purulent Opthalma [ophthalmia?] of both eyes — caused by climate and living in bungalows exposed to heavy drifts of sand.
There were other cases of this at the time but it cannot be said it was prevalent in the Regiment at that period.
There are ulcers on both cornea causing impaired vision. Sight of the right eye a good deal affected, left has moderate. Unfit for further military service."
Served 16 years 7 days. In Turkey and the Crimea 1 year 10 months. India 3 years 6 months.
Conduct: "good".
In possession of three Good Conduct badges.
Twice entered in the Regimental Defaulter's book. Twice tried by Court-martial.
Awarded a pension of 9d. per day "conditional" to the 4th of April 1865 on a yearly basis. Granted a pension of 1/- per day "permanent" from the 22nd of May 1866.
Documents confirm the award of the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Inkerman and Sebstopol, and the Turkish medal.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol.
Mutiny medal with clasp for Central India,
Served at Kotah.