Description
Thomas Crowe, a miner, was born at Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland, around 1790 and attested for the 18th Regiment of Foot at Drogheda on 5 May 1809. Transferred to the 2nd Rifle Brigade as Private 25 October 1820, he latterly served five years and four months on the island of Malta, being discharged at his own request on 25 July 1831. The recipient’s Army Service Record offers a fine reference: ‘A good and efficient soldier, seldom in the Hospital, trustworthy and sober.’
