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Our only Aussie born Enrolled Pensioner Guard – John Carroll
| Name | CARROLL – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 57th and 25th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2239 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th April 1840 / 14 years / Rochester Kent England Not yet known |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fair / Brown / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – 11 years 4 months Gibraltar – 1 year 4 months Malta – 2 years Quebec Canada – 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 69 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 4th July 1865 / Preston Lancashire England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 1st Manchester 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d 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 | c1826 Sydney New South Wales Australia |
| 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Drover for Lockier Burges 1872 |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Times Tuesday 4 April 1876 page 2 death Perth Gazette and WA Times 31 May 1872 page 3 Witness at trial of Lockier Burges |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st April 1876 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial – Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None |
| Further Information | 1841 Worldwide Army Index – Gibraltar 1851 Worldwide Army Index – Bangalore India 1861 Worldwide Army Index – Gibraltar Discharge: ‘granted “Free” with pension after 21 years service.’ The regiments serving in New South Wales in 1826 when John was born were the 3rd, 40th and 57th. John Carroll a pensioner of the Enrolled Force at Fremantle was working for Lockier Burges at Nichol Bay in 1872 and gave evidence at Burges’s trial. The shipping list for the ship Liberty sailed from Fremantle on 29th September 1868 listed passengers Mr & Mrs Carroll and Mary Carroll. On 18th August 1871 Mrs Carroll and Mary Carroll returned to Fremantle from Pt. Walcott on the Mary. |