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| Name | BATES – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 2nd European Regiment Bombay |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 454 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | c1840 / 19 years / Not yet known Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Dark / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC England to India ship unknown India to England 4th June 1856 per Seringapatam |
| Length of Service | 16 years 3 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 4th June 1856 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 1st Dublin 1858-1886 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Banger Down 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 | 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 | Kojonup Lots 14 & 17 both cancelled 10 Acres Title Application 4 December 1886 Cancelled 2nd February 1887 At the time of his death it was found he was not in possession of any land. |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Wednesday 29th December 1886 page 3 Death of John Bates |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th December 1886 Kojonup Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to rheumatism and disease of the heart John Bates was a signatory to the Lockyer Burges petition after his conviction for the murder of an Aborigine An Inquest was held at Kojonup on the body of John Bates, death was found to be due to apoplexy the result of excessive drink and exposure to the sun on or about 21st December 1886. Evidence was given by Ellen Reilly in whose house he had been living for 12 months prior to his death, Mary Hale, James Michael Flanagan, William Larsen, William Reilly, Robert Forsythe and Albert Foss Duffield as to when he was last seen alive and the finding of his body partially under a bush in a paddock near the Forsythe boundary fence. Evidence was also given by Thomas Boyce Wall the Captain of Police Kojonup and the medical officer John C Russelloty – SROWA Cons 527 1887/0164 |