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Added 17.12.12. Minor edits 13.3.14, 4.4.14.

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847, Private William WADE — 8th Hussars

Birth & early life

Born in York.

Enlistment

Enlisted at York on the 1st of January 1844.

Age: 21.

Height: 5' 9".

Trade: Farmer.

Service

Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H.T. "Wilson Kennedy" on the 2nd of May 1854.

At Scutari from the 14th of September and sent to rejoin the regiment in the Crimea proper on the 10th of November 1854.

From Private to Corporal: 4th of December 1855.

Corporal to Sergeant: 17th of September 1857.

Embarked for India from Cork aboard the S.S. "Great Britain" on the 8th of October 1857.

Served at Kotah and Gwalior.

Died, "in Camp", at Gwalior on the 18th of June 1858.

Medals

Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol.

Lummis and Wynn state, "No clasps."

Mutiny medal with clasp for Central India.

The Returned Medal Book shows that his Mutiny medal was returned to the Mint. No trace of issue.

Memorials

His name is recorded on a tablet placed on a wall of St. John's Garrison Church at Meerut. (See record of 979 Thomas Hanrahan, 8th Hussars.)

Death & burial

Died, "in Camp", at Gwalior on the 18th of June 1858.


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