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


4th Light Dragoons Index

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