Born in the parish of St. John's, Limerick, c.1827.
Enlisted at Limerick on the 16th of January 1847.
Age: 20.
Height: 5' 8".
Trade: Broker.
Appearance: Fresh complexion. Grey eyes. Dk. brown hair.
Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H.T. "Mary Anne" on the 19th of April 1854. Embarked for India from Cork aboard the S.S. "Great Britain" on the 8th of October 1857.
Sent back to England on the 2nd of March 1860.
Discharged from Chatham Invalid Depot on the 7th of August 1860, as:
"Unfit for further service. Nature of disease — Insanity. Origin — Climate and hereditary pre-disposition."
Served 12 years 143 days.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 1 year 11 months
In India: 2 years 1 month.
Aged 33 years 6 months on discharge.
Conduct: "bad." Not in possession of any Good Conduct badges. Four times tried by Court-martial.
Tried by a Regimental Court-martial and imprisoned from the 10th of March — 12th of April 1851.
Tried and imprisoned by a Regimental Court-martial for the 21st of August 1852 — 3rd of February 1853.
Tried by a District Court-martial on the 27th of December 1854 for "disobedience of orders". Awarded 25 lashes, but this sentence was remitted. Tried by a Regimental Court-martial and imprisoned from the 11-17 of June 1855. Tried by a District Court-martial on the 15th of July 1855 for "being asleep on his post." Given 50 lashes.
This makes a total of five Court-martials. His documents only state four.
Awarded a pension of 6d. per day, "conditional" until the 12th of July 1864, when it was made "permanent."
Letter sent, dated 28th August 1887, telling him that "No increase in pension. Has only himself to blame if pension not increased — by not having any Good Conduct badges. "Discharged for insanity and bad character" To receive no further pension...
Documents confirm the award of the Crimean medal with four clasps and the Mutiny medal with clasp for Central India.
In-Pension form sent (no date) "Not recommended."
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastopol.
Mutiny medal with clasp for Central India.
Served at Kotah.