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Battle of Ferozeshah 1845
| Name | ARMSTRONG – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal Artillery 2nd Company 3rd Battalion and Royal Artillery 18th Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | HEIC Discharge No. 6676 Royal Artillery 307 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | HEIC -26th February 1850 / 31 years / Liverpool England Royal Artillery – 6th January 1863 / 44 years / Not yet known India Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Grey / Red / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Embarked England 29th June 1850 per “Camperdown” for India |
| Length of Service | HEIC – 14 years 266 days Royal Artillery – 6 years 188 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | HEIC – 5th January 1863 / Not yet known India Royal Artillery – Gunner / 6th July 1869 / Netley England |
| Campaign Medals | Possibly medal for service during the mutiny |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Liverpool England then Chicago Illinois America |
| Pension Districts | 1869 1st Liverpool 1871 Paisley 1873 Greenwich 1874 Western Australia 1885 Melbourne |
| Pension Paid | 1/3d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/5½d per diem for service Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1819 Clogheen Tipperary 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 | UNKNOWN Bridget |
| 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 | Lot P 267Y 1881 applied for Canning location allotted Canning C2 13/4/1 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Australian Times 6th November 1874 page 3 Bridget charge with using insulting language to SM McCarthy. The Western Australian Times : Tuesday 20th April 1875 page 6 Tuesday 27th April 1875 page 6 Tuesday 11th May 1875 page 6 Friday 4th June 1875 page 6 All are regarding Bridget Armstrong charged and acquitted of stabbing Mary Rowe |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1885 Victoria Australia (Tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1885 Victoria Australia (Tentative) |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | James Armstrong received a severe contusion of the right shoulder when on active service in 1858 under Sit W. Cotton during the Mutiny. On mounting a gun on an elephant the tackling gave way and the man fell heavily against a rock on the same shoulder. He is exhausted and worn out from long service. The Death entry for Bridget Armstrong (Victoria 1885) said her father was Edward Toye and his wife Bridget Patten |