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| Name | DUNBAR – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 78th and 92nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2491 (78th) 11 (92nd) |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1844 Unknown location 15th August 1857 / 32 years 6 months / Inverness Scotland Printer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Dark Blue / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 11 years 304 days |
| Length of Service | 17 years 283 days (12 years 334 days in 78th regt) |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Orderly Room Clerk / 24th June 1862 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1859 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dingwall Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1862 Inverness 1864 Tilbury 1864-1895 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem: 29th October 1872 struck of pension list : restored 16th December 1873 at 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1864 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 12th September 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | February 1825 Dingwall Ross Scotland |
| 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer & Commercial News 9th November 1864 – page 3 The Perth Gazette & WA Times 9th December – 1864 Daily News 15th October 1895 page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th October 1895 Western Australia bur Presbyterian Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 George Dunbar 2491 Private 78th foot location Aden 1861 George Dunbar 11 Sergeant 92nd Foot location Dugshai East Indies. “Discharge due to paralysis from disease of the nervous system supposed to have arisen from exposure to the sun while on a march from Calcutta to Umballa” – chronic headaches. Sergeant George Dunbar arrived as a single man aboard the Merchantman, his conduct was rated as ‘very good’ by the surgeon Superintendent. In 1864 the topic of the Pensioners and the Pensioner force caused some heated letters to be written to the various WA newspapers and George Dunbar was drawn into the debate. He wrote a letter rebuking the disparaging remarks regarding the pensioners in a letter published on 2nd November from “A Free Mechanic”. |