Born in the parish of St. John's, Norwich.
Enlisted at Norwich on the 22nd of February 1855.
Age: 20.
Height: 5' 8".
Trade: Shoe-maker.
Pale complexion. Blue eyes. Brown hair.
Discharged from Dublin on the 25th of January 1861.
"Unfit for Her Majesty's service. Labours under scrofulous disease of the neck. His disablement is constitutional and not aggravated by vice or mis-conduct."
Served 5 years 363 days.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 6 months.
Conduct: "a good soldier". Not in possession of any Good Conduct badges. Never tried by Court-martial.
Aged 26 years on discharge.
To live in the parish of St. George's, Middle Street, Norwich.
Entitled to the Crimean medal only. (See record of 1941 Samuel Briggs.)
Landed in the Crimea after the 9th of September 1855 but as specially entitled to the Crimean medal in consequence of having served with the Regiment in the Expedition to Eupatoria during the month of October of that same year... Camp Aldershot, 16th November 1857.
Documents confirm the award of the Crimean medal.
He was granted a pension of 6d. per day for 1year.
Not recorded by Lummis and Wynn.
A man of this name was shown in the 1881 Census Returns as living in the Chapel House, Shalford Common, Surrey, a Shoemaker, aged 46, born in Norwich, with his wife, Louisa. aged 48, born in Godalming, Suerrey and two daughters, both as Scholars.