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| Name | CHAMBERS – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 7th, 6th and 7th Dragoon Guards |
| Regiment Numbers (s) | 623 / 736 / 1411 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th August 1839 / 17 years 2 months / Westminster Middlesex England Barber |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 In Sallow / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 5 years 2 months East Indies – 6 years 5 months Crimea & Turkey – 10 months |
| Length of Service | 24 years 23 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th March 1865 / Canterbury Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Kaffir War Medal 1846-47 Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol Clasp Turkish Crimean Medal Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Smitterbey (Sutterby?) near Kirton in Lindsey Lincolnshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 Nottingham 1865 Sheffield England 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 – 1888 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d 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 | c1822 Reasby Lincoln Lincolnshire 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 Sarah Ann |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Mon 6th February 1888 – page 6 News of the Day death of John The Inquirer and Commercial News Wed 14th March 1888 – page 3 News of the Day death of Sarah Daily News Saturday 10 March 1888 page 3 death of Sarah |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th February 1888 Invalid Depot Mt Eliza Perth Western Australia Anglican Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial – Wife | 9th March 1888 the Home Perth Western Australia Anglican Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1841 John Chambers 623, private 7th Dragoon Guards location Nottingham and Ipswich 1851 John Chambers 623, private, 7th Dragoon Guards location Newbridge, Ireland 1861 John Chambers 1411, trooper, 6th Dragoon Guards, location on board ship from Meerut, East Indies Discharge: At own request after 24 years’ service In the 1841 Census John Chambers is with his regiment at The Queen’s Barracks Ipswich, his age has been rounded down to 15. On 5th February 1869 John Chambers was sentenced to imprisonment for one month for being drunk and disorderly and assaulting PC Gardner in the execution of his duty. He was admitted to the Colonial Hospital suffering a chest complaint on 31st May 1877 and to the Mt. Eliza Invalid Depot on 10th October 1884. John’s wife Sarah Ann Chambers was admitted to The Home on 11th November 1886. |