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| Name | GREER / GREEN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 57th and 77th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1731 – 77th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th October 1843 / 19 years 3 months / Liverpool Lancashire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Light grey / Dark brown / Musket ball wound on right side of chest |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean Turkey and Crimea – 2 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 12 years 283 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th July 1856 Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma Balaklava (?), Inkermann and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Liverpool |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Liverpool 1858 Bristol 1858 Liverpool 1863 Tilbury 1863 Western Australia 1865-1883 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d 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 | c1824 Downpatrick Belfast Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GREER Thomas |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | JONES Sarah B 1825 Liverpool Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 27th July 1858 St Nicholas Liverpool Lancashire England (Tentative) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Jane B 1853 Liverpool Lancashire England D Not yet known William B 1855 Liverpool Lancashire England D Not yet known Elizabeth B 1857 Liverpool Lancashire England D Not yet known Thomas B 1860 Liverpool Lancashire England M LAVAN (nee BENNETT) Emily Jane 19th July 1888 South Australia D 10th October 1940 Adelaide South Australia bur West Terrace Adelaide South Australia John B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia D 1863 aged 10 weeks Fremantle Western Australia Sarah B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia D 1863 aged 11 weeks Fremantle Western Australia Margaret B 18th November 1865 Adelaide South Australia D 12 December 1865 aged 2 weeks Adelaide South Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | JONES James 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 | London Gazette 26th September 1855 issue 21790 page 3606 1731 J. Greer missing The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 12th October 1864 page 2 Passenger list Sea Ripple |
| Departure from Western Australia | 9th October 1864 left Western Australia (as J. Grear) with wife and four children for South Australia per “Sea Ripple” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd November 1883 Adelaide South Australia West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 8th July 1880 Adelaide South Australia West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 John Greer 1731 Private 77th Foot location Newport (Mon) Wales In the 1851 Census John Greer is a single man age 26 a private in the 77th Foot born Antrim Ireland living at the Barracks, St. Mary’s, Cardigan, Cardiganshire Wales Although reported as being missing in the London Gazette (26th September 1855 Issue 21790 page 3606) John Greer turned up as injured as they following paragraph clearly shows: Discharge due to “a musket ball entered the upper part of the right side of his chest (between the 1st and 2nd ribs) and at about the outer 3rd and passing downwards and backward came out beneath the inferior angle of the scapular on the same side. Resulting from this he had haemolyses and is very short winded on exertion and is also unable to carry a pack or bear any constriction above the chest and the power of his right arm is much impaired as regards any great exertion or the carrying of weight such as that of a firelock wounded September 8th 1855 at the final assault on Sebastopol. 1861 Census GR 09 John Greer and his family are living at Vaughans Buildings Castle Street Liverpool John aged 34 is a Chelsea Pensioner and was born at Downpatrick Ireland Sarah, his wife is aged 36 and was born Liverpool Lancashire Mary age 8, William age 6 Elizabeth aged 4 and Thomas aged 1 were all born Liverpool Lancashire. From the age of the children and the date of the marriage (1858) it is likely that the older children were the children of a previous marriage, Sarah was a widow at the time of the marriage. 20th March 1863 during the voyage of the Clyde John Greer was reported for speaking and holding conversation with one of the guard whilst on duty as a sentry. He had his grog stopped for 3 days. 1880 John Greer was charged with threatening to take the life of his wife Sarah, ordered to find two sureties of £10 and himself £10 to keep the peace for three months. A William Greer aka Johnny Allsorts age 47 years died on 9th August 1901 from a “self- inflicted pistol shot wound, he being of an unsound mind.” William had been suffering from Bright’s disease at the time of the tragedy. |