Born in the parish of St Marylebone, London.
Enlisted at London on the 4th of May 1840.
Age: 20.
Height: 5' 6".
Trade: Boot-maker.
Appearance: Fresh complexion. Blue eyes. Brown hair.
Discharged from Dundalk on the 30th of August 1864.
"Own request, after 24 years' service."
Served 24 years 103 days.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 1 year 10 months.
Conduct: "a good soldier".
In possession of four Good Conduct badges.
Once entered in the Regimental Defaulters' book. Never tried by Court-martial.
Aged 44 years 7 months on discharge.
To live, c/o. Mr. Penn, 34 Cork Street, Dorset Square, London.
Documents confirm the award of the Crimean, Turkish and Long Service medal, with a gratuity.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman, and Sebastopol.
Awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct medal on the 16th of November 1860, with a gratuity of £5.
Granted a pension of 1/3d. per day.
Died in the No. 1 East London Pension District on the 21st of July 1866.
His death certificate states that he died at 24 Clarendon Street, Somers Town, from "Phthisis, 3 years", aged 49 years. His occupation is given as Pensioner of the 4th Hussars. A Mary Turner (who had to make her mark) was present at and the informant of his death. (There is a copy in the "Certificates" file.)