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| Name | LOGG – Daniel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 42nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 918 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th October 1836 / 18 years / Kilmarnock Ayr Scotland Painter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fair / Dark / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Landed Corfu 25 December 1840 Landed Malta 27 March 1843 Landed Bermuda 16 April 1847 Arrived Halifax 12 June 1851 Turkey from 9 June 1853 – 13 September 1854 Crimea from 14 September 1854-23 July 1856 |
| Length of Service | 21 year 44 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd March 1860 / No date or place given Inquiry held Stirling Castle Scotland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma Balaklava and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 1st Glasgow 1863 Tilbury 1863-1867 Western Australia 1868-1887 South Australia |
| 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 | c1818 Kilpatrick Kelvindock Lanarkshire Scotland |
| 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 | See Further Information |
| Date/Place of Marriage | See Further Information |
| 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 |
| 2nd Wife | LAWS Elizabeth B 1818 – 23 North America |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd August 1852 Perth Scotland |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Elizabeth Sophie B 1853 Gosport England M MORRIS Antonio 30th April 1874 St. Paul’s Adelaide South Australia D 19th February 1910 Portland Estate South Australia bur Cheltenham Cemetery Adelaide South Australia Hannah B 1858 Perth Lanarkshire Scotland M HAWKES William 8th July 1880 Presbyterian Manse Port Adelaide South Australia D 3rd January 1921 Portland Adelaide South Australia bur Cheltenham Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1869 Sworn in as constable Portland Estate 1873 Ranger for Portland Estate South Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Advertiser Friday 7th May 1869 – page 3 South Australian Advertiser Monday 4th August 1873 – page 3 Appointed Ranger Portland Estate South Australian Advertiser Thursday 28th October 1876 – page 6 Evening Journal Monday 31st January 1887 page 3 Death of Daniel Logg |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not clear when and how left Western Australia: pension paid in Western Australia until 31st December 1867 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | D 29th January 1887 College Place Portland Estate Port Adelaide South Australia 31st July 1887 Woodville Cemetery (later Cheltenham) Port Road Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | D 3rd February 1891 Adelaide South Australia Woodville Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Daniel must have had problems adapting to military life as he was listed as a deserter twice firstly on 21 October 1837 and secondly on 20 February 1839. British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Daniel Logg 918 Private 42nd Foot location Corfu 1851 As above location Bermuda He was awarded a medal and a £5 gratuity for distinguished conduct in the field Discharge at own request having served upwards of 21 year service There is a possibility that Daniel Logg married Unitie Darling on 21st May 1836, Gorbels Lanarkshire prior to him enlisting in the 42nd regiment. In the 1861 Census Daniel Logg is living with his family at William Street Barony, Milton Lanarkshire. Daniel is age 38, married occupation painter born Glasgow Scotland His wife Elizabeth is age 38 and born United States Daughter Elizabeth was born 1854 England and Hunnia (Hannah) was born 1858 Perth Scotland Elizabeth Logg was admitted to the Royal Adelaide hospital on 24th October 1887, aged 64 (B1823) she was a widow living at Portland Estate, born in North America and had been in the Colony for 20 years (No ship of arrival given.) |