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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 / 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 222 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 | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Liverpool 1858 Bristol 1858 Liverpool 1863 Western Australia 1864-1883 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 | Not yet known |
| 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 1865 Adelaide South Australia D 1865 Adelaide South Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | GREER Thomas 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 | None known |
| 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 |