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| Name | FOSTER – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 15th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2302 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th October 1842 / 20 years / Armagh Armagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Dark brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ceylon – 8 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 12 years 70 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th December 1854 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Redhills Cavan Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Cavan April 1856 –September 1857 Western Australia 1 October 1857-18 January 1858 Adelaide 1857 Victoria (no pension details): pension expired 1882 Pension inquiry re a deferred pension on reaching the age of 50 on 18th October 1872 |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem temporary for 3 years expired 18 January 1858 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1822 Galloon Newton Butler Fermanagh Ireland (Newtownbutler) |
| 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: John Foster was married prior to his departure but his wife refused to accompany him to Western Australia |
| 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 | Mid-1857 departed from Western Australia (unknown ship) for Adelaide: pension paid in South Australia to September 1857 but no further records available |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Private John Foster 15th regiment 2302 location Kandy and Colombo Ceylon Discharge due to impaired general health, lung disease Lived in Doveton Street Ballarat in 1882 (UK National Archives ref 1882/9161 via FindMyPast which is a letter from a William Sutton attesting to Fosters identity regarding a deferred pension – mentions WA EPG details) |