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| Name | DUNLOP – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 4th Battalion transferred 10th Battalion 1846 |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th May 1826 / 18 years / Enniskillen Fermanagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 11 years 11 months Cape of Good Hope – 6 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 99 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Company Sergeant / 11th July 1848 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | South African Medal 1834-1853 Kaffir Wars |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Longford 1848 2nd Dublin 1849 Enniskillen 1858 1st Belfast 1858 Coal House Point Battery Tilbury 1858-1861 Western Australia 1862-1863 Singapore 1866-1874 In Pensioner Chelsea Hospital 1874 2nd West London 1874 Longford 1875-1876 In Pension Kilmainham Hospital |
| Pension Paid | 1/7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Aughalougher Fermanagh 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 Married |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder 26th August 1859-23 September 1861 Convict Establishment refer Barker page 59 |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1862 to Singapore |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | (Possibly) 4th November 1879 Lisbellaw, Inniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not relevant |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Robert Dunlop Corporal 4th Battalion Royal Artillery 5th Company location Cape of Good Hope Discharge due to an injury to his right leg on 26th November 1847 while on board the freight ship “Tigris” when the ship lurched heavily. Loss of power in the limb resulted in lameness and he was unable to walk without a stick. Robert Dunlop was an inpatient at the Royal Chelsea Hospital between 1st October 1866 and 1st July 1874 when he left to live in Ireland “for the good of his health” When he applied to Royal Chelsea Hospital for admission (1866) he was living at Jersey |