Born in Sligo, Ireland.
Enlisted at Dublin on the 12th of October 1846.
Age: 22.
Height: 5' 6".
Trade: Clerk.
Fair complexion. Blue eyes. Brown hair.
Invalided to England on the 13th of June 1855.
Discharged from Chatham Invalid Depot on the 1st of January 1857:
"Unfit for further service from lameness of right ankle caused by a blow from a horse whilst on duty in the Crimea".
A letter was sent to the Commanding Officer of the Regiment requesting further details as to the origin of this disability, to which the Regiment replied:
"During the campaign in the Crimea I never heard that this man had been wounded or injured on duty and I believe that his ankle, or foot, was originally injured in England previous to the Eastern campaign, but he was fit for duty in 1854."
Served 9 years 329 days.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 1 year.
Conduct: "a good soldier" — although tried by a Regimental Court-martial on the 19th of May 1848 and sentenced to 28 days imprisonment with hard labour and also by a Regimental Court-martial on the 12th of July 1851 and sentenced to 14 days imprisonment, with hard labour.
In possession of one Good Conduct badge.
Aged 32 years 6 months on discharge.
He was granted a pension of 7d. per day for a period of two years.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol.