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Name | DIGNAN / DIGNAM / DIGNUN – John |
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Regiment (s) | 4th Light Dragoons and 17th Lancers |
Regiment Number (s) | 249 / 697 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st February 1825 / 18 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Carpenter |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Grey / Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 14 years 5 months |
Length of Service | 19 years 334 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 31st January 1845 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | None |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
Pension Districts | 1845 1st Dublin 1851 Tilbury Fort 1851-1880 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 11d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 13th March 1851 Portland England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 28th June 1851 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1807 St. Mary’s Dublin Ireland |
Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
Father Date/Place of Birth | DIGNAM James Not yet known |
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
Siblings | Not yet known |
1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | ROSS Elizabeth nee MAXWELL c1818 Not yet known |
Date/Place of Marriage | 25th January 1847 St. Mark’s Dublin Ireland |
Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MAXWELL William Not yet known |
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
Land Grants Western Australia | Albany – Albany Road Lot P5 3 acres |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th April 1880 Mt. Eliza Depot Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1867 Not yet known Albany Western Australia |
Will or Probate | None known |
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