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| Name | COYLE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 27th Regiment Cape Mounted Rifles and 27th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 507/ 630 / 1167 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th June 1827 / 20 years / Stralane Donegal Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Fresh / Brown / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 12 years 330 days |
| Length of Service | 20 years 353 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 13th June 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Londonderry Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Londonderry Ireland 1850 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Raphoe Donegal 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 | UNKNOWN |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B unknown |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Gatekeeper Convict Establishment from 26 June 1850 to 30 July 1850 – re-employed as Assistant Warder 1 November 1850 to 11 June 1851 |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 arrival of Scindian |
| Departure from Western Australia | 2nd July 1851 left for South Australia per Lapwing with wife and 1 child – spent 1851-52 in South Australia and New South Wales before traveling to London 1853 Paisley 1854 and Londonderry 1865? |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th October 1866 at Londonderry Ireland Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information |