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| Name | FIELD – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 13th Light Dragoons |
| Regiment Number (s) | 772 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th November 1835 / 19 years / Leeds Yorkshire England Bricklayer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fair / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 3 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 17 years 355 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th October 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Liverpool England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Leeds 1854 Hull 1854 Leeds 1857 York 1857 Canada West 1858 Leeds 1858 – 1861 Western Australia 1861 – 1862 New South Wales 1871 – 1897 Queensland |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th March 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD RAGLAN 1st June 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1816 Horbury Wakefield Yorkshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Bp 11 October 1818 Horbury Yorkshire |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FIELD George |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | NAYLOR Maria M 12 January 1807 Wakefield Yorkshire |
| Siblings | Martha bp 3 January 1808 Horbury Ann bp 25 December 1810 Horbury William bp 12 August 1813 Horbury Jane bp 2 June 1816 Horbury |
| 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 | The Brisbane Courier Thursday 18th February 1897 page 3 Death |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1861 to New South Wales 1871 to Queensland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12 February 1897 Dunwich Benevolent Asylum Queensland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1851 Census James Field was at Leith, Midlothian, Scotland he was unmarried age 35 born 1816 York England and was a private, soldier. Discharge was due to varicose veins in his right leg making him unfit for service British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 772 13th Dragoons location Canterbury and Margate 1851 Edinburgh |