Born in Manchester.
Enlisted at Manchester on the 10th of June 1846.
Age: 18.
Height: 5' 6".
Trade: Labourer.
At Scutari from the 4th of April — 11th of May 1855.
A nominal roll of men of the regiment at the Cavalry Depot, Scutari, made out on the 9th of November 1855, shows him as being On Duty there from the 19th of October.
Letter relating to him, and another man from the regiment sent to the Military College, Sandhurst.
Horse Guards,
9th January 1857.
Sir, — By the desire of the General Commanding-in-Chief I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th ultimo and to acquaint you that His Royal Highness has been pleased to select the men named in the margin for the Riding Troop about to be formed at the Military College, at Sandhurst and to request you that you will hold them in readiness to proceed to Sandhurst early in the ensuing weeks according to the route which you will receive from the QuarterMasters Department.
I am, etc,. etc.
G..A. Weatherall,
DAG.
Similar letters were sent to the Officers Commanding the 8th Hussars, 11th Hussars, the 13th Light Dragoons and the 17th Lancers, listing the names of the men selected.
Died at Sandhurst, Berkshire, on the 29th of August 1864.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol.
This medal, with clasps for A. I. and S., and named to "W. Wilson. 4th Light Drgns." was sold at a Sotheby's auction on the 17th of June 1893. Then listed as being from "Other properties."