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Name | FARMER – John |
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Regiment (s) | 74th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 1788 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th February 1840 / 18 years 2 months / Fort William Cavan Ireland Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fresh / Blue / Fair / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 3 years 9 months |
Length of Service | 21 years 192 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th August 1861 / Aberdeen Scotland |
Campaign Medals | None |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Chatham Kent England |
Pension Districts | 1861 Chatham 1865-1866 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Rossleay Monaghan 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 yet known |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | 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 | Not yet known |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st February 1866 Western Australia Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | Death occurred burnt in bush. |