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| Name | BENNETT – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Madras Artillery and Royal Artillery Depot Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge and Service number 13665 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th December 1842 / 21 years / London Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Hazel / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC India 17 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 327 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 18th November 1862 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Jersey Channel Islands |
| Pension Districts | 1862 Jersey 1863 2nd Dublin 1863 Tilbury 1863-1865 Western Australia 1865-1868 South Australia 1868 Victoria 1876 – March 1879 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1821 Yarmouth Norfolk England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CUMMINGS Ann – wife absconded before embarkation of the Guard aboard the “Clyde” Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1863 Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to having completed 21 years’ service Half of John Bennett’s pension was paid to his wife in Dublin for an unknown period 13th March 1863 Prior to sailing private Bennett had his grog stopped for 2 days for sleeping while on watch. There is an entry for John Bennett in the NAA Reel B 2714 Page 163 Item 3510 on the Change of Residence certificate which gives the details of his marriage |