Born at Hatton, near Stamford, Rutland.
Enlisted into the 4th Light Dragoons at London on the 25th of September 1837. Regimental No. 902.
Age: 20 years 1 month.
Height: 5' 7".
Trade: Butcher.
Appearance: Pale complexion. Grey eyes. Lt. brown hair.
"Absent without leave"; from the evening of the 21st of July to the 30th of July 1838, Tried by a Regimental Court-martial, but acquitted.
Absent again from the 5th of September and in the custody of the Civil Power from the 11th of September - 20th of October 1838.
Embarked for India on the 16th of March 1839.
Returned to England aboard the "Mary" on the 13th of November 1841 and landing at Gravesend on the 12th of March 1842,
Transferred to the 11th Hussars on the 16th of May 1842. (Canon Lummis in "Honour the Light Brigade" wrongly gives his Regimental No. as 1031.)
Invalided to England on the 30th of November 1855, and being at the Newbridge Depot from the 27th of January 1856.
Discharged from Dublin on the 21st of May 1864, at "Own request, after 24 years' service."
Served 26 years 191 days, to count. In Bulgaria, Turkey and the Crimea, 1 year 8 months. East Indies 2 years 4 months.
Conduct: "very good".
In possession of five Good Conduct badges.
Seven times entered in the Regimental Defaulters' book. Once tried by Court-martial.
Aged 42 years 2 months on discharge.
Awarded a pension of 1/2d. per day.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastopol.
Awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct medal on the 31st of August 1863.
Further detailed medal information archived.
Died in the Leeds Pension District on the 12th of September 1864.
The death of an "Edwin Percival Walpole", aged 52 years, is shown in the St Catherine's House records in the Sculcoates (Yorkshire) District during the July-September Quarter of 1864.
According to his death certificate, where he is named as Edwin Percival Walpole, aged 43 years, he died at Barkerhill St Maurice, York, from "Phthisis Pulmonalis". His occupation is given as that of a Pensioner from the 11th Hussars.
A Mary White, of 12, Barker Hill, York, was present at his death.
(There is a copy of this in the "Certificates" file.)