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| Name | CUNNINGHAM – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 31st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 534 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th January 1825 / 17 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 21 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 77 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd March 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Served in the campaign in Afghanistan in 1840 (medal) present at the action of …and Tazeem served in the Army of the Sutledge in 1845&6 was present in the actions of Moodkee Ferozeshah Aliwal and Sobraon |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Chatham Kent |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Chatham 1852-1860 Western Australia 1861 Cambridge 1862 King’s Lynn |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th May, 1852 from Plymouth, England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 St. Ann’s Dublin 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 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1860 to Cambridge England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th October 1868 Huntingdon England 26th October 1868 St. Mary and St. Benedict Huntingdon, England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army Worldwide Index James Cunningham 534 Private 31st Regt Location Agra Discharge due to chronic pain and ‘unco-ordinated action of the heart.’ 1851 Census HO 107/1611/36/10 Cross street Brook, Chatham Kent James Cunningham a single man age 45 born Ireland is a Chelsea pensioner from the 31st Regt. 1861 English Census for parish of St. John’s Huntingdon shows this man as being a ‘widower’ |