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| Name | GILL – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 1st Bengal European Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 242 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | March 1856 / 27 years / unknown location Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7.3/8 in Sallow / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC India 3 years 4 months (NAA record) |
| Length of Service | 3 years 4 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 20th July 1859 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1859 1st Dublin 1866 Tilbury December 1866 – September 1868 Western Australia September – December 1868 Melbourne Victoria 1869 – 75 Dublin |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem Increased to 1/3 16th November 1881 (WO23/23 1866-1876) |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1829 Galway Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GILL Patrick Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Elizabeth Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Friday 21st August 1868 page 2 Passenger list King Oscar |
| Departure from Western Australia | 19th August 1868 sailed to Victoria per King Oscar |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th June 1882/Dublin North Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to wounds received before Delhi On his Certificate of Change of Address dated August 1865 he said he wished to reside in Melbourne. The information given was the same as recorded except his parents were Patrick and Elizabeth Gill. |