WILLIAM LENNON
SURNAME: | Lennon | FORENAMES: | William | BORN: | c1819 | AT: | Kilcash Clonmel Tipperary | OCCUPATION[S]: | Labourer | RELIGION/DENOMINATION: | . | FATHER: | . | MOTHER: | . | SIBLINGS: | . | OTHER RELATIONS: | . | NOTES: | . | 1st REGIMENT NO: | 2179 | 2nd REGIMENT NO: | . | ENLISTED: | 17 03 1837 aged 18 years 11 months [3LD] | ATTESTED: | 20 03 1837 [3LD] | HEIGHT AT ENLISTMENT: | . | TROOP NO: | . | TROOP CAPTAIN: | . | RANK: | 1855: Corporal 1861: Private |
PROMOTIONS: | February 1843: To Sergeant [3LD] August 1848: To Sergeant [3LD] December 1855: To Sergeant |
REDUCTIONS: | From Sergeant to Private, twice after trial [3LD] December 1856: From Sergeant to Private after trial |
DESERTIONS: | . | COURT MARTIALS: | . | GIVEN UP TO: | . | GOOD CONDUCT BADGES: | 4 | MEDALS: | Sergeant W. Lennon, 3LD Sutlej 1845-1846, for Moodkee 1845, 2 clasps; Ferozeshuhur and Sobraon Punjab 1848-1849, no clasp |
EMBARKATIONS: | . | DISEMBARKATIONS: | 01 10 1855 [Crimea] | CAMPAIGNS: | Sutlej and Punjab | OTHER DUTIES: | Also served with 3rd Light Dragoons in both the 1st and 2nd Sikh Wars 3rd Dragoons service: Sergeant 1 year 2 months, Corporal 5 years 1 month, Private 11 years 8 months |
TRANSFERRED FROM: | 3rd Light Dragoons | TRANSFERRED TO: | 4th Light Dragoons March 1855 | DISCHARGED TO OUT PENSION: | 13 05 1861 Dublin aged 43 years | ADMITTED TO OUT PENSION: | 21 05 1861 Trowbridge | MEDICAL REASON: | Medically unfit for further service due to chronic rheumatism | PENSION DISTRICT: | 1861: Trowbridge [1860: Portsmouth 2] 1862: South London 1865: South London |
PRÉCIS OF SERVICE ON DISCHARGE: | Examined [by Pension Board] 13 05 1861 Sergeant 1 year 1 month Corporal 9 months Private 4 years 5 months Total service 24 years 2 months Pension claim 1/- East Indies 15 years 2 months Turkey 7 months |
CHARACTER: | Good | NOTES: | . | POST DISCHARGE MILITARY SERVICE: | . | POST DISCHARGE OCCUPATION[S]: | . | DIED: | 26 07 1874 | BURIED: | . | WILL: | . | BENEFICIARY: | . | NEXT OF KIN: | . | PRIZE MONEY: | . | NOTES: | . | TNA SOURCES: | WO/12/660 WO/12/666 WO/23/52 WO/23/62 WO/118/32 |
BL SOURCES: | . | OTHER SOURCES: | . | LINKS: | http://www.dnw.co.uk/dnw/medals |