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| Name | McKELLAR – Duncan |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 7th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th November 1828 / 18 years / Woolwich Kent England |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 feet 9 inches/Fresh/brown/Dark |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu 5 years 4 months Canada 5 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 8 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 8th October 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1850 London 1st East 1853 Western Australia 1860-62 South Australia 1867-1877 Victoria Australia 1877-1879 New South Wales Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0 ½ d |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th April 1853 London England via Cork and Rio de Janiero |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ROBERT SMALL 18th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1810 Kilbrachan (Kilbarchan) Renfrewshire 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| 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 | Warder 25th October 1853 to 16th January 1855 – dismissed. Duncan McKellar was one of the pensioners employed by the Convict Establishment without the sanction of the Staff Officer of Pensioners |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Perth Wednesday 26th May 1858 – Page 2 Donation to Indian Relief Fund, Duncan McKELLAR RA 2/- |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1860 South Australia 1871 Victoria 1877 New South Wales |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Duncan McKellar gunner and driver RA 7th Batt located Ballincollig Ireland Discharge due to Chronic rheumatism first contracted in Canada The Authority under which his Transfer of Pension was paid was 2077 of which we do not have access. He may have been pain in Victoria from 1865. |