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Name | SMITH – John |
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Regiment (s) | 19th Regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles |
Regiment Number (s) | 910 19th Regt. 1495 RCR |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th January 1836 / 18 years / Carlow Ireland Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 5 years 3 months West Indies – 2 years 4 months North America – 13 years |
Length of Service | 25 years 128 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 16th July 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | None |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Carlow Ireland |
Pension Districts | 1861 Carlow 1863 Tilbury 1863-1864 Western Australia 1867 Carlow 1868 Jersey 1874 1st East London 1875-1877 Auckland New Zealand |
Pension Paid | 1/3d 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 | 1818 Clonaslee Mountmellick Queens Ireland |
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 | Did not marry |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | None known |
Departure from Western Australia | Pension paid in Western Australia until 31st December 1864 |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th May 1877 Auckland New Zealand (WO22/293) Not yet known |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Smith 910 Private 19th Foot location Malta 1851 John Smith 1495 Private Royal Canadian Rifles Location Niagara Canada 1861 As above location Montreal Discharge at own request having completed 25 years service. |