SHEAD Jas (James), born Henham c. 1784, Essex; labourer. Private, 17 yrs South Wales Borderers – 24th Regiment of Foot 13 Oct 1814
4th June 1803 – 24th Dec 1813 with 24th Foot, then in East Indies 30th Dec 1810 – 24th Dec 1813, served total of 12yrs 9mths.
20th Oct 1814 applies to become a Chelsea Pensioner at the age of 33 and is recorded in the register entitled served in Canada.
The data is the editor’s interpretation of documents from the:
The National Archives, London,
Commonwealth War Graves Commission,
Ancestry and Find My Past.