WILLIAM SEXTON
SURNAME: | Sexton | FORENAMES: | William | BORN: | . | AT: | Ham Richmond Surrey | OCCUPATION[S]: | Servant | RELIGION/DENOMINATION: | . | FATHER: | . | MOTHER: | . | SIBLINGS: | . | OTHER RELATIONS: | . | NOTES: | . | 1st REGIMENT NO: | 1121 | 2nd REGIMENT NO: | . | ENLISTED: | 21 07 1838 [ Honour the Light Brigade has Apr 1841] | ATTESTED: | . | HEIGHT AT DISCHARGE: | 5' 6˝" | TROOP NO: | . | TROOP CAPTAIN: | . | RANK: | 1840: Private 1842: Private 1854-1855: Private 1860: Private |
PROMOTIONS: | . | REDUCTIONS: | . | NOTES: | 31 03 1842 from Depot Maidstone [to Regiment] | DESERTIONS: | . | COURT MARTIALS: | . | GIVEN UP TO: | . | GOOD CONDUCT BADGES: | 2 | MEDALS: | Crimean and Turkish | EMBARKATIONS: | . | DISEMBARKATIONS: | 13 11 1855 Arrived from England | CAMPAIGNS: | . | OTHER DUTIES: | Also served with 3rd Light Dragoons: Private 2 years 27 10 1854: To Scutari March 1855: From Scutari to England 13 11 1855: Moved to Service troops |
TRANSFERRED FROM: | 3rd Light Dragoons 01 07 1840 | TRANSFERRED TO: | . | DISCHARGED TO OUT PENSION: | 26 10 1860 Dublin aged 45 years | ADMITTED TO OUT PENSION: | 04 12 1860 North London 1 | MEDICAL REASON: | Ruptured and disability the result of service in Crimea. Rupture, chronic bronchitis and debility, may be the result of exposure in the Crimea when he had cholera followed by severe fever. Upon examination at Kilmainham: In a bad state of health. |
PENSION DISTRICT: | 1860: North London 1 1861: In pensioner Chelsea |
DESCRIPTION: | Brown hair, grey eyes, pale complexion | PRÉCIS OF SERVICE ON DISCHARGE: | Private 20 years 4 months Disallowed 2 months Total service 22 years 2 months Pension claim 10d Crimea and Turkey 11 months |
CHARACTER: | NOTES: | Intention to live Marylebone London | POST DISCHARGE MILITARY SERVICE: | . | POST DISCHARGE OCCUPATION[S]: | . | DIED: | 12 06 1861 | BURIED: | . | WILL: | . | BENEFICIARY: | . | NEXT OF KIN: | . | PRIZE MONEY: | . | NOTES: | . | TNA SOURCES: | WO/12/650 WO/12/652 WO/12/659-660 WO/12/665 WO/118/32 |
BL SOURCES: | . | OTHER SOURCES: | Honour the Light Brigade | LINKS: | . |