Hi Kev
Please could you do a lookup for me in the casualties of the Crimea and Indian Mutiny?
I can't find a JOHN MCLAREN of 71st Regiment of Foot
who we think died 1856-1861 possibly in Crimea, Malta or India as we can't find death in UK.
There's no Service Docs at Kew for him only his name in Muster Book of Regiment but there's 2 of them with same name who seem to come and go at will.
Have found his friends in the 71st Regiment - THOMAS FARMER on the Indian Mutiny Medal list who later married John's widow in 1861. Found only Thomas's brother HUGH FARMER's service docs who was in the Crimea but not India.
Hope you can find him for us.
Thanks