JOHN THORPE
SURNAME: | Thorpe | FORENAMES: | John | BORN: | c1827 | AT: | French Park Roscommon | OCCUPATION[S]: | Servant | RELIGION/DENOMINATION: | . | FATHER: | . | MOTHER: | . | SIBLINGS: | . | OTHER RELATIONS: | . | NOTES: | . | 1st REGIMENT NO: | 1273 | 2nd REGIMENT NO: | . | ENLISTED: | 23 05 1846 Birmingham aged 19 years 3 months | ATTESTED: | . | HEIGHT AT ENLISTMENT: | 5' 8˝" | HEIGHT AT DISCHARGE: | 5' 10" | TROOP NO: | . | TROOP CAPTAIN: | . | RANK: | 1846: Private 1855: Private 1862: Private |
PROMOTIONS: | . | REDUCTIONS: | . | DESERTIONS: | . | COURT MARTIALS: | . | GIVEN UP TO: | . | GOOD CONDUCT BADGES: | . | MEDALS: | . | EMBARKATIONS: | . | DISEMBARKATIONS: | . | CAMPAIGNS: | . | OTHER DUTIES: | 04 04 1855 to 11 05 1855 At Scutari | TRANSFERRED FROM: | . | TRANSFERRED TO: | . | DISCHARGED TO OUT PENSION: | 12 05 1862 Invalided Dublin aged 35 years | ADMITTED TO OUT PENSION: | 20 05 1862 North London 1 | MEDICAL REASON: | Disease of heart probably aneurism, may be attributable to predisposition and military service and exposure in Crimea | PENSION DISTRICT: | 1862: North London 1, West London 1 1864: Jersey 1865: Jersey, West London 1, East London 1 |
DESCRIPTION: | Brown hair, hazel eyes, fresh complexion | PRÉCIS OF SERVICE ON DISCHARGE: | Examined [by Pension Board] 12 05 1862 Total service 16 years Pension claim 6d special cd [conditions?] Turkey and Crimea 1 year 10 months |
CHARACTER: | Good | NOTES: | Intention to live [Southfit] W End London | POST DISCHARGE MILITARY SERVICE: | . | POST DISCHARGE OCCUPATION[S]: | . | DIED: | 26 03 1868 | BURIED: | . | WILL: | . | BENEFICIARY: | . | NEXT OF KIN: | . | PRIZE MONEY: | . | NOTES: | . | TNA SOURCES: | WO/12/654 WO/12/660 WO/12/667 WO/23/52 WO/23/62 WO/118/34 |
BL SOURCES: | . | OTHER SOURCES: | Honour the Light Brigade | LINKS: | . |