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Name | ROBARTS / ROBERTS – Richard |
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Regiment (s) | 50th and 24th Regiment 1st Battalion |
Regiment Number (s) | 1358 / 2905 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th January 1840 / 18 years 2 months / Bodmin Cornwall England Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Fair / Light Blue / Brown / |
Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 19 years 3 months |
Length of Service | 21 years 33 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th January 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | Bronze Star for Gwalior Sutlej Medal with Forozeshah and Aliwal clasps Punjab Medal with Chillianwallah |
Intended Residence at Discharge | St. Columb Cornwall |
Pension Districts | 1861 Falmouth 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1865 Western Australia 1865-1866 Victoria Australia |
Pension Paid | 11d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
Date/Place of Birth | 1821 St. Columb Cornwall 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 | Not yet known |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Observer Saturday 15th April 1865 – page 5 Passenger list “Nile” |
Departure from Western Australia | June 1865 to South Australia per “Nile” |
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 Richard Roberts (sic) 1358 Private 50th Foot location en route from Sydney NSW to India 1851 Richard Robarts 2905/50th 1358 Private 24th Foot location Wizirabad Wounded left cheek at Chillianwallah Discharge at own request having served upwards of 21 years. The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman rated his conduct as Very Good. He received medical treatment 3 times during the voyage for syphilis, conjunctivitis and plegmon, he spent 21 days in the hospital. |