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| Name | ENGLISH – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 60th Rifles 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 479 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th January 1828 / 14 years / Gosport Hampshire England Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¾ in Fresh / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 5 years 5 months West Indies – 2 years 11 months Quebec, Canada – 3 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 95 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th June 1853 / Birr Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Plymouth Devon England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Plymouth 1853 Carlow 1855 Kildare 1855 2nd Dublin 1859-1863 Western Australia 1863-1880 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1814 Ipswich Suffolk England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ENGLISH Edward Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HUNT Catherine Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 24th November 1851 St Bridget’s Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HUNT John Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australia Register 24th December 1880 page 4 Death of Peter The Express & Telegraph (Adelaide: 1867-1922) Tuesday 24th December 1880 Inquest |
| Departure from Western Australia | No dates or ship known for departure: late 1863 based on pension payments |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th December 1880 Thebarton South Australia bur West Terrace Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 30th March 1898 Adelaide South Australia 5th April 1898 West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Peter English enlisted at age 14 years as a bugler British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Peter English 479, bugler, 2/60th Regt. location at sea Jamaica. 1851 Peter English 479, private, 2/60th regt. location Kilkenny Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and worn out from long service. He was a far from satisfactory soldier having been tried mainly for drunkenness and associated acts many times. Peter English, who was a cripple, and his wife had been living at Thebarton when he wandered from home, his body was later found in scrub a small distance away. On 23rd December 1880 an Inquest was held into his death when the cause of death was found to be from serous apoplexy. On 7th April 1897 Catherine English was admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide hospital age 71 years, she was a widow, Church of England, living at Brompton Park, born Ireland and had been 40 years in the Colony having arrived on the Sultana. She was again admitted to the hospital on 26th March 1898 where she died on 30th March 1898. |