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| Name | GORDON – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 8th 2nd and 10th Battery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1725 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th May 1825 / 22 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Clerk |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu – 10 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 196 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 13th October 1846 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 2nd Edinburgh 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1803 West Kirk Midlothian 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 | UNKNOWN Mary Ann c1818 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 7 October 1838/Place unknown |
| 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 | Convict Establishment Night Warder 27 July 1852 – 9 August 1853 1869 Collector of black-boy fuel |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 17 April 1869 page 3: Lost in bush |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st August 1875 Mount Eliza Depot Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 6th October 1875 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Possibly birth 1803 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh Midlothian, Scotland mother Mary Dunn father William Gordon |