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1216, Private Thomas Henry LUTMAN — 17th Lancers

Birth & early life

Born at Bodmin, Cornwall, c.1832, and christened there on the 5th of August 1832, the son of John Lawrence and Jemima Harriet Lutman.

1841 Census

Pool Street, Bodmin.

John Lutman, 40, organist.

Harriett, 20 [sic? daughter?].

Four children shown: Jemima, 15; John, 15; Charles, 14; and William, 8.

[PB: Where is Thomas Henry?]

1851 Census

Pool Street, Bodmin.

John L Lutman, 54, Organist & Music Master, born Portsea.

Jemima, 54, wife, born Gosport.

Jemima, 28, daughter.

William H., 18, son, Music Master.

Also a visitor.

Enlistment

Enlisted at London on the 17th of April 1854.

Trade: Clerk.

No other enlistment details are shown.

Service

Joined the regiment in the Crimea from Cork on the 29th of April 1855.

Died at Scutari on the 10th of June 1855.

No details of next of kin are shown.

Discharge & pension

Medals

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.

Is shown as "William Henry Lutman" on the Sebastopol clasp roll, and this could be how his medal is named.

The Returned Medal book shows "Crimean medal sent to the Mint. No trace of issue."

Commemorations

Death & burial

Died at Scutari on the 10th of June 1855.

No details of next of kin are shown.

References & acknowledgements

Census information for 1841 & 1851 kindly provided by Chris Poole.


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