Born at Eyrecourt, Co. Galway, Ireland.
Enlisted at Dublin on the 6th of March 1839.
Age: 15 years 7 months.
Height: 5' 6".
Trade: Musician.
Appearance: Fresh complexion. Blue eyes. Black hair.
From Private to Trumpeter: 31st of August 1847.
Reduced to Private by a Regimental Court-martial on the 5th of July 1850.
Tried and imprisoned, 29th of December 1852 — 25th of April 1853.
From Private to Trumpeter: 25th of November 1853.
Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H. T. "Shooting Star" on the 25th of April 1854.
Left at Varna when the regiment
Embarked for the Crimea proper and is shown as having rejoined it from the 1st of April 1855.
Tried by Court-martial at Ismid on the 31st of March 1856 for "Being drunk on duty", and given 50 lashes.
Embarked for India aboard the S. S. "Great Britain" on the 8th of October 1857.
Imprisoned, 28th-31st of March 1860, and again, "by order of the C. O. ", 10th-16th of December 1861.
Discharged from Aldershot on the 6th of February 1866.
"Own request, after 24 years' service."
Served 24 years 8 days.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 1 year 11 months
In India: 6 years.
Conduct and character: "Indifferent."
Not in possession of any Good Conduct badges.
57 tines entered in the Regimental Defaulters' book. Three times tried by Court-martial.
To live at No. 4 Camden Buildings, Dublin, after discharge.
Pension letters dated to the 4th of April 1874.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.
Mutiny medal with clasp for Central India.
Served at Kotah.
Lummis and Wynn state, "Nothing further known."