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| Name | DUTHIE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 95th Regiment |
| Regiment No (s) | 1667 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th Jul 1845 / 17 years 2 months / Saxby Leicester England Brush Maker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 ft 5¾ in Fair / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | China – 3 years 8 months Crimea – 2 years 3 months India – 9 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 18 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th June 1867 / Netley Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma Balaklava and Sebastopol Clasps Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-59 with Central India Clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Westminster London England |
| Pension Districts | 1867 2nd West London 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 – 1875 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 12th October 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1828 All Saints Newcastle-on-Tyne Northumberland England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet Unknown |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet Unknown |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet Unknown |
| Siblings | Not yet Unknown |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet Unknown |
| Date/Place of Marriage | |
| Children by 1st Spouse | Not yet Known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Perth Wednesday 14th July 1875 – page 2 The Herald Saturday 19 June 1875 page 3 Inquest The Herald Saturday 7 May 1870 page 3 charged with forging and uttering |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th June 1875 Western Australia drowned in Swan River |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial – Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None Located |
| Further Information | John Duthie’s WO 97 said he was present at the action at Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol, however the medal rolls say he was awarded a Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava and Sebastopol. British Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 John Duthie 1667 private location Winchester and Portsmouth 1861 John Duthie 1667 private location Poona East Indies Discharge due to Chronic Rheumatism. Awarded silver medal for good conduct and long service. In the 1851 Census John Duthie is at the Anglesey Barracks Portsea, Portsmouth Hampshire England. A single man age 22 a soldier of the 95th regiment, born Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. 17th June 1875 John Duthie drowned when he fell out of a small boat crossing the Swan River near Fremantle while in the company of John Brotchie, master of the cutter Arabian. |