CROSS – John Henry 10th Hussars and 9th Lancers

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Punjab Medal w Chilianwala and Goojerat Clasp

Name	CROSS – John Henry
Regiment (s)	10th Hussars and 9th Lancers
Regiment Number (s)	339 / 960
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	19th February 1830 / 15 years 7 months / East Bedford Bedfordshire England Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 8 in Fair / Grey / Light brown / None
Overseas Service/Duration	East Indies Bengal – 13 years
Length of Service	24 years 6 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 22nd July 1856 / Chatham Kent England
Campaign Medals	Gwalior Campaign Sutlej W Sobraon Punjab with 2 clasps Chillianwalla and Goojerat
Intended Residence at Discharge	Hartland Devon England
Pension Districts	1856 2nd Plymouth 1856 3rd Plymouth 1857 Western Australia
Pension Paid	1/0d per diem
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	19th March 1857 London England
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	CLARA 3rd July 1857
Date/Place of Birth	1814 Tydd St Mary Lincoln Lincolnshire England
Date/Place of Baptism	8th July 1814 Tydd St Mary Lincoln Lincolnshire England
Father Date/Place of Birth	CROSS John Not yet known
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	UNKNOWN Harriet Not yet known
Siblings	Algernon Bap 29th October 1815 Tydd St. Mary Lincolnshire Harriet Emma bap 11th July 1817 St Mary Church Tydd St Mary Lincolnshire England D Not yet known Henrietta bap 1st November 1818 St Mary Church Tydd St Mary Lincolnshire England D Not yet known Henrietta Sophia bap 31st January 1820 St Mary Church Tydd St Mary Lincolnshire England D Not yet known
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	BENNETT Sarah Ann B c 1838
Date/Place of Marriage	4th January 1858 St John’s Anglican Fremantle Western Australia
Children by 1^st Wife	Lucy B 19th September 1859 Fremantle Western Australia bap 18th September 1859 St John’s Anglican Fremantle Western Australia M WYATT John James 1881 Newcastle Western Australia D 6th March 1908 Northam Western Australia Sarah B 14th June 1861 Fremantle Western Australia Mary B 14th June 1861 Western Australia Stanley Montague B 7th January 1864 Fremantle bap 1864 St John’s Anglican Fremantle Western Australia M RONAN Catherine Elizabeth 1886 Northampton Western Australia D 18th September 1912 Yalgoo Western Australia John B 1865 Western Australia – some doubts about this as it was after John Henry’s death D 1868 age 3 years. Bur 20th January 1869 Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle.
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth	BENNETT John Not yet known
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
2nd Husband of Wife	RODWELLE (RODWELL) Charles Thomas
Date/Place of Marriage	1873 Perth Western Australia
Children by 2^ndHusband	Clara b 1874 Fremantle WA
Land Grants Western Australia	None
Occupation after Arrival	Warder – listed as “Warder” on Stanley’s baptism record in 1864 Employed by the Convict Establishment from 26 February 1861 as assistant warder until his death 20th April 1864 His widow Sarah was employed as an Assistant matron at the lunatic asylum from 1 July 1864 until she resigned May 1873 prior to her 2nd marriage. She said she had 3 children to support. See Barker page 47 extensive articles
Newspaper Articles	The West Australian Friday 26 August 1892 page 4 Funeral Notice Sarah Rodwell The Geraldton Express Monday 23rd September 1912 page 3 Death Montague S Cross
Departure from Western Australia	Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	1864 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Age 50 Death “Sudden – visitation of God”
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	August 1892 Western Australia Buried 26th August 1892 East Perth Cemetery
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Henry Cross 239 Private 10th Dragoons Located Coventry and Dublin ( regimental No differs from that on WO97) 1851 John Henry Cross 960 Private 9th Dragoons location Umballa India “Served in the Gwalior Campaign 1843 present at the battle Punniar 29th December 1843. Also in the Sutledge Campaign in 1843 and was present at the battle of Sobraon on the 10th February 1846. Also in the Punjaub Campaign in 1848-9 present at the passage of the Chenab 4 December 1848 and at the battled of Chillianwalla 23 January 1849 and Goojerat 20th February 1849” Discharge due to his physical incapacity to perform his duties efficiently- no known cause. Listed as “Corporal of Pensioners” at time of Lucy’s baptism (18th September 1859 – this would have been a local ranking)