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| Name | DINNING – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 564 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th July 1825 / 17 years / Belfast Antrim Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5 ½ in Dark / Black / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 11 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 111 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Bugler (Private) / 26th October 1847 / Chatham Kent England. |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Chatham Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Chatham 1848 South London 1849 Salisbury 1850 South London 1853 – 57 West Australia 1857 – 1863 Melbourne 1863 – 70 Auckland 1871 – 78 Auckland New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | B c1808 Caledon Armagh 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 | Unknown |
| Children by 1st Wife | Unknown |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1853 appointed Assistant Warder Convict Establishment |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Times (SA 1848-1858) Thursday 12th March 1857 page 2 Bay of Plenty Times 12th July 1883 page 3 Advertisement for Administration |
| Departure from Western Australia | Departed by unknown ship in 1857 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1882 Opotiki New Zealand |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | Letters of Administration Wellington NZ In July 1883 Robert Chisenhall HAMERTON and Loftus RICHARDS were appointed by the Supreme Court of New Zealand to administer the real and personal estate of J Denning/Dinning of Opotiki Pensioner deceased |
| Further Information | British army Worldwide Index 1841 James Dinning 564 Bugler Rifle Brigade 1st Bn Depot location Weedon, Chester and Dublin Discharge due to being worn out James Dinning enlisted in the 1st Waikato Regiment (New Zealand Maori War) on 1st September 1863 at Castlemaine Victoria. He said he was a pensioner aged 32 (he was c52) born Catterdun (sic) Tyrone Ireland, a married man height 5’8” and sailed for New Zealand in the Star of India If he was married his wife did not turn up on the passenger list for the Star of India She may have remained in Victoria to a later date death not found in either Victoria or New Zealand |
