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| Name | GARDINER / GARDENER – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 64th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1261 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th June 1836 / 19 years / Barony Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fair / Hazel / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 2 years 10 months North America – 2 years 9 months India – 9 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 63 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th April 1859 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | India General Service Medal 1854-1895 with Clasp for Persia India Mutiny Medal 1857-1858 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1859 2nd Glasgow 1863 Tilbury 1863-1865 Western Australia 1865 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1817 Barony Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Departure to South Australia in 1865. Remote possibility returned to Western Australia sometime before death in 1870. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | John Gardner death registered at 58 Yankalilla South Australia book/page 39/211. Same year John Gardner aged 58 is buried |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Gardiner 1261 Private 64th Foot location Halifax Nova Scotia 1851 John Gardener (sic)1261 Private 64th location Hyderabad India Served in the Persia Campaign of 1856-7 and in the suppressing of the Bengal mutiny from June 1857-September 1858. Entitled to medal and clasp for Persia and medal for India Discharge due to being old and worn out and suffering from nervous agitation Further research is needed into John Gardiner’s death and also his time in South Australia Nothing found but it looks like he died in South Australia on the WO23. There is no record of a burial in Fremantle or East Perth cemeteries. |