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| Name | MORTIMER – Arthur |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion 4th Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19 May 1823 / 17 years / Aberdeen Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fair / Blue / Light / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 6 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 16 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 8th July 1845 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Aberdeen 1850 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22 July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 St Nicholas Aberdeen 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 | Overseer Convict Establishment 1851 |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA – Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners named. |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| 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 Arthur Mortimer Gunner and Driver 2nd Bn Royal Artillery located Island Bridge Great Britain Discharge due to chronic rheumatism. On the WO23 for 1852 it said he returned home but there is no trace of him on the census from that time. |