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| Name | CANNON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 1st Life Guards |
| Regiment Number (s) | 534 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd November 1834 / 19 years 11 months / Windsor Berkshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0 in Fair / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 2 years 223 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Trooper / 13th June 1837 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | None Stated |
| Pension Districts | 1854 Wales East 1854 Tilbury Fort 1854-1855 Western Australia 1855-1875 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1814 Shalbourn Hungerford Wiltshire 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 | UNKNOWN Ann 1811 Wenvoe Glamorganshire Wales |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Jane b 1838 Bp 6 October 1838 St John the Baptist Cardiff Glamorganshire Wales M CHILMAN James 28 December 1865 Walleroo South Australia D 4 September 1881 Ridleyton Hindmarsh South Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife Details | CHILMAN Mary Ann nee STRUGNELL (FATHER William) born 1823 M 15 October 1875/Presbyterian Manse Walleroo D 15 August 1903 age 80 Walleroo South Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Times Wednesday 14 November 1855 page 2 Passenger list per Vivid The Kadina and Wallaroo Times Wednesday 31 July 1889 page 2 death notice John Cannon Chronicle Saturday 26 September 1903 page 25 death of Mary Ann Cannon |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1st November 1855 per Vivid for South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14 July 1889/Walleroo Daly South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 15 May 1871 age 64 Walleroo South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to ruptures on both sides the left side was strangulated when working on duty as hayman in the stables at the Horse Guards |
