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| Name | DAVIS / DAVIES – Daniel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 40th and 23rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1172 – 40th Regiment 4489 – 23rd Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1) 12th June 1839 / 19 years / Wells Somerset England Paper maker 2) 22nd November 1854 / 34 years / Winchester Hampshire England Paper maker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Hazel / Light brown / Grapeshot wound right thigh |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Scinde and Afghanistan – 3 years East Indies – 2 years 10 months Turkey and Crimea – 1 year 6 months |
| Length of Service | 1) 9 years 131 days 2) 2 years 141 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | 1) Private / 30th October 1848 / Dublin Ireland 2) Private / 14th April 1857 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Afghanistan Medal inscribed “Candahar – Ghunzee – Cabool” 1842 Gwalior Star (Maharajpoor) 28th December 1843 Crimea Medal with clasp for Sebastopol Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Christ’s Parish Bristol England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Bristol for 2 years 1857 Bristol 1862 Tilbury 1862- March 1865 Perth Western Australia 1865- 30th June 1870 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem temporary from 23rd December -31 December 1850 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1820 Llenango (Llandogo) Monmouth Monmouthshire Wales |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | DAVIES William c 1781 Monmouthshire Wales |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Maria c 1785 Lyn Norfolk England (1851 Census) Not yet known |
| Siblings | Elizabeth B c1826 Monmouthshire Wales Harriet B c1826 Monmouthshire Wales Mary B c1829 Monmouthshire Wales |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | THOMAS Jane (Tentative- refer 1851 Census) 1825 Bristol Gloucestershire (Tentative – refer 1851 Census) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None 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 | 1865 – Pension paid WA to 31st March |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th May 1870 Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Served two discrete periods of army service British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Daniel Davis 1172 Private 40th Foot location Quettah BombayDischarge 30th October 1848 due to a wound in the right thigh at the battle of Maharajpoor by a gunshot “The ball was lodged at the time and was many months in hospital and he was sent home having done no duty; In 1846 the ball was removed at Chatham and the fascia lata divided. The support being lost to the muscles when in action prevents him marching and when he attempts to do so cause edema of the extremity. He also fracture of the clavicle in 1846 off duty”. Discharge 14th April 1857 due to dyspepsia and continuing problems with former injuries In the 1851 Census HO 109/1948/204/30 Daniel and his wife Jane are living at 5 Duck Lane Bristol. Daniel is age 30 working as a paper maker born Monmouthshire while Jane is age 26 a laundress born Bristol, there are no children listed. |