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| Name | CAIRNS – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 5th Battery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1200 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th October 1843 / 20 years / Royal Artillery Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¾ in Fair / Hazel / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 6 years Crimea – 1 year 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 17 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 6th June 1865 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol Clasp Turkish War Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Woolwich England |
| Pension Districts | 1867 Woolwich England 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 Western Australia paid to 31 March 1870 Singapore paid to 31st March 1871 1871 Woolwich |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 12th October 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Drumagh Omagh Tyrone 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Paid WA to January – 31 March 1871 1871 to Woolwich England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 James Cairns Gunner & Driver Royal Artillery location Woolwich 1861 James Cairns Corporal 1098 Royal Artillery location Woolwich Discharge: Completion of 21 years service. 1851 Census HO 107/1588/431 page 42 Woolwich, Greenwich James Cairns, age 27, unmarried, Royal Artillery born Drumagh, Armagh 1861 Census RG09/405/173/28 Woolwich, London, Kent James Cairnes(sic) soldier, 36, Unmarried, corporal RA, born Ireland. |